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Originally Posted by glatt
Did they ever figure out the cause of the sinkhole?
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Just some facts:
1. There is a large drainage pond adjacent to the museum.
2. The basin the pond is in is about 30 feet deep.
C. The sinkhole caved in about a week and a half after some sustained low single digit temperatures (0-5 degrees).
I don't know where the drain lines for the pond run.
Here is a GooglEarth snip:
The asterisk marks what I think is the approximate location of the sinkhole inside the dome. It's either where I marked it, or, on the opposite side of the red spire.
And StreetView:
