 This suggests that this water buoyantly lifts the icebergs with embedded rocks until friction with the playa bed is reduced sufficiently for wind forces to move them and cause the observed tracks.The study also provides mapping and analysis of the effect of an artificial ditch intended to prevent visitors from driving on the playa and they claim that it may interfere with the sliding rock phenomenon.News articles reported the mystery solved when researchers observed rock movements using GPS and time-lapse photography.