Crop Circles 2010

The 2010 crop circle season is widely remembered as one of the most mathematically sophisticated and visually stunning periods in the history of the phenomenon. Concentrated heavily in the fields of Wiltshire, England, the formations of this year pushed the boundaries of geometry, featuring complex equations, binary code, and breathtaking optical illusions.The season produced several legendary designs that continue to be studied by mathematicians and enthusiasts alike

The summer of 2010 also marked a period of intense surveillance and media coverage. Because of the escalating complexity of the designs, groups of researchers set up night-vision cameras and radar equipment on high vantage points across Wiltshire - such as Milk Hill - hoping to catch the creators in the act.

Despite the surveillance, massive formations continued to appear overnight in complete silence, fueling ongoing debates between those who viewed them as a testament to highly coordinated, elite human landscape art and those who believed they had a more mysterious origin