china Google Earth spots huge, unidentified structures in Gobi desert

[mokthraka]

In two images, available on Google Earth, reflective rectangles up to a mile long can be seen, a tangle of bright white intersecting lines that are clearly visible from space.

Other pictures show enormous concentric circles radiating on the ground, with three jets parked at their centre.

In one picture from 2007, a mass of orange blocks have been carefully arranged in a circle. In a more recent image, however, the blocks, each one the size of a shipping container, appear to have been scattered as far as three miles from the original site.

Another image shows an array of metallic squares littered with what appears to be the debris of exploded vehicles while another shows an intricate grid that is some 18 miles long.

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.

In two images, available on Google Earth, reflective rectangles up to a mile long can be seen, a tangle of bright white intersecting lines that are clearly visible from space.

Other pictures show enormous concentric circles radiating on the ground, with three jets parked at their centre.

In one picture from 2007, a mass of orange blocks have been carefully arranged in a circle. In a more recent image, however, the blocks, each one the size of a shipping container, appear to have been scattered as far as three miles from the original site.

Another image shows an array of metallic squares littered with what appears to be the debris of exploded vehicles while another shows an intricate grid that is some 18 miles long.

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.

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I found those 2 years ago when I was bored at school, all I did was play around on google earth. I knew there was something odd about them

[Lovell]

That's brilliant, that guy is absolutely mental.

[mokthraka]

That's brilliant, that guy is absolutely mental.

who is.

[+Gary7 Subscriber²]

Looks like stick men.

[Astra.Xtreme]

who is.

Giorgio A. Tsoukalos

[Astra.Xtreme]

For good spirits, this has to be reposted. :D

Hopefully a certain complainer doesn't report it again for no apparent reason...

Anyways, I wonder why the paths are so jagged. Looks like the designer had a little too much Saki. :rofl:

[j4c3]

Actually Saki's japanese ;)

[Hum]

lava flows :laugh: