I don’t have any secret here. I should have worded the question better. I’ve been through many hailstorms, and just last year, one in Scottsbluff and I have never seen “pockets” such as the one in the photo, where every panel around it is trashed. Not sure what it is, but something seems off.
Maybe someone mounted some undamaged replacement panels to provide a “before and after” reference.
It could be a recently replaced panel, assuming the photo was taken before aafter they started replacement but before they got to replace the next panel.
It could be that the panel had been replaced for whatever reason this year was just newer and less fragile than panels that have been there for many years, growing more brittle day by day. The fresh panels would naturally be more resistant to damage than old ones.
Other, higher angle photograpic angled images showing the entire solar array confirm about 95 - 90% of the panels are destroyed by hail. These two panels next to each do exist - they are on the edge of the whole solar farm and so are easily viewed up close.