In China, Google Earth reveals unidentified structures
Few roadways cross the wide expanse of the Gobi desert, but thanks to Google Earth satellite technology a few structures have been spotted dotting the arid landscape. Against a background of brown, the glowing blue squares and criss-crossed lines have spurred heavy Internet speculation as to what China has built out in the emptiness of Mongolia.Malcolm Moore at the Telegraph writes, “All of the sites are on the borders of Gansu province and Xinjiang, some less than 100 miles from Jiuquan, the headquarters of China’s space programme and the location of its launch pads.”
Speculation as to what the buildings are ran from water purification plants to weapons testing sites to training facilities. In one Google Earth closeup there is debris scattered in a systematic way, possibly suggesting a weapons training facility. In another closeup, there appear to be large manmade bodies of water.
Scanning Google Earth and Google Street View has become a popular and obsessive pastime for some Internet denizens, who enjoy discovering crop circles, Chinese pyramids, and smiling faces on top of water towers, previously only known to the random pilot passing by.
Speculation as to what the buildings are ran from water purification plants to weapons testing sites to training facilities. In one Google Earth closeup there is debris scattered in a systematic way, possibly suggesting a weapons training facility. In another closeup, there appear to be large manmade bodies of water.
Scanning Google Earth and Google Street View has become a popular and obsessive pastime for some Internet denizens, who enjoy discovering crop circles, Chinese pyramids, and smiling faces on top of water towers, previously only known to the random pilot passing by.
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