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Friday, November 18, 2011
Google Maps mystery structures actually used for satellite calibration
Located at the border between Gansu and Xinjiang.
The strange and mysterious structures discovered on Google Maps lurking in remote regions of China actually have scientific uses, including satellite calibration, according to experts.
The most intriguing of the satellite images (shown above), which made waves around the internet on Tuesday, baffled armchair detectives around the world with its seemingly random pattern and colossal size.
Hundreds of self-styled "Google Maps Experts" pored over the image trying to find a pattern, and prevailing theories were the structure could be used as attack targets for drones, weapons testing sites, or even a mock-up of the streets of New York or Washington D.C.
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