Google Maps users spooked by perfect circle in mountains sparking ‘UFO theories’

Google Maps users have been spooked by a perfect circle that appeared in some desert mountains, sparking theories that it is a UFO landing site.

The image was uploaded to the r/Google Maps forum on Reddit, alongside the caption: "What's this round thing?"

The picture, taken from Google Map's satellite view, clearly shows a large circular dent in an otherwise innocuous mountain range.

Following the coordinates on the screenshot, it appears that the bizarre circle is in Egypt.

Reddit users were quick to share their thoughts on what the baffling image could be.

"UFO landing site," one person commented, with three other people agreeing and liking the suggestion.

"It’s giving richat structure," said another, referring to the Sahara Desert's Richat Structure rock formation, an eroded dome created by rings of sedimentary rock.

A third person joked: "Earth's rectum."

Luckily, a fourth person was on hand to solve the mystery. Sadly, it doesn't seem as if aliens have actually touched down on Earth.

They said it was the "Wadi Dib ring complex in the Eastern Desert of Egypt", a circular geological structure which formed as a result of a swelling of magma.

The magma at the Wadi Dib ring complex solidified when it reached the Earth's surface, forming several different types of rock which all have different colours.

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The different coloured rocks then came together to form a 2km wide circle.

However, there is still some hope for those wanting that the circle to be related to Alien landings as it is visible from space.

There are actually a total of 15 similar, circular rock structures located in Egypt's Eastern Desert, along the coast of the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea.

These alkaline ring complexes have all been identified over the course of the past two decades, and there are even more sprawling down the east coast of Africa.

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