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Boneitis
Jul 14, 2010
What about this little bugger?

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q...5,0.676346&z=11

wikipedia posted:

The Richat Structure is a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of Mauritania near Ouadane. It has attracted attention since the earliest space missions because it forms a conspicuous bull's-eye in the otherwise rather featureless expanse of the desert. The structure, which has a diameter of approx 50 kilometres (31 mi) and is located 400–450 metres (1,310–1,480 ft) above sea level, has become a landmark for space shuttle crews.

Initially interpreted as a meteorite impact structure because of its high degree of circularity, it is now thought to be a symmetrical uplift (circular anticline or dome) that has been laid bare by erosion. Paleozoic quartzites form the resistant beds outlining the structure. The lack of shock metamorphism at the site further backs the latter claim

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Boneitis
Jul 14, 2010

Plastic_Gargoyle posted:

Among the hilarious placenames I've come across browsing Google and Bing maps:

Jr, West Virginia 38.977627,-79.94957

Lake Courage, Pennsylvania 39.758969,-79.554877


I don't get it :raise:

Boneitis
Jul 14, 2010

rcman50166 posted:

Has anyone ever noticed how friggin long runway 33 is at Edwards Air Force Base. Jesus.

34.900733,-117.850986

My guess is that it would be for refueling.

Plane descends, slows down, stops, gets refueled, speeds up, and flies away.

Boneitis
Jul 14, 2010

Frozen Horse posted:

The more slanted perspective on these, especially at one zoom level up is very informative. It appears that they are just water storage reservoirs that are open to the sky.

Yeah, my guess would be a water purification place, to make sewage safe to put back into the enviroment

Boneitis
Jul 14, 2010

larry mullet posted:

Google Sky:

http://www.google.com/sky/#latitude...ide=3&mI=1&oI=1

Looks normal enough... Turn on the Infra Red Filter.

Do the same with this one

http://www.google.com/sky/#latitude...ide=3&mI=1&oI=1

Hope those haven't been posted yet, I have been reading this thread. If anyone knows what the official explanation to these is I'd love to hear it.

First one appears to be a quasar. I really don't know anything about them other than they're pretty much stars that shoot jets of plasma out of either side

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