Here are 8 strange things you can find on google Earth:
China’s Panda-Shaped Solar Farm
A 250-acre solar farm shaped like a giant panda was completed in Datong, China, this year.
The Panda Power Plant was designed to raise awareness about clean energy, and it is easily spotted on satellite images on Google Maps.
The plant will generate 3.2 billion kilowatt-hours of solar energy over 25 years, significantly reducing coal use by 1 million tons and cutting carbon emissions by 2.74 million tons.
Partnering with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the project aims to inspire future eco-friendly initiatives across China.
Airplane Graveyard in Arizona
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, is where old U.S. military planes are stored.
Known as “the boneyard,” this 2,600-acre area is filled with planes that have been used since World War II, including famous models like the B-52 Stratofortress and the F-14 Tomcat.
Although it’s not open to the public, you can see it clearly on Google Earth.
The boneyard was also featured in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ music video for “Learning to Fly,” where the band performed among the old aircraft.
Pentagram Shape In Kazakhstan
in a remote part of Kazakhstan, there’s a big pentagram, about 1,200 feet (366 meters) wide, carved into the ground.
You can see it clearly on Google Maps, near the Upper Tobol Reservoir.
Many people online thought it was connected to devil worship or secret religious groups.
But in reality, it’s just the outline of a park designed in the shape of a star.
The roads in the park follow the star’s shape, and trees have grown along them, making the star even more visible from above.
An island within a lake on an island in another lake on an island in the Philippines
This satellite image shows something really interesting, a tiny island inside a lake, which is on another island, also inside a lake, on the main island of Luzon in the Philippines.
The small island sits in a crater lake on Volcano Island, which is located in Taal Lake.
For a long time, people thought this was the biggest example of such a formation seen on Google Earth.
However, a slightly larger one, a 4-acre piece of land in northern Canada, holds that title, and it’s so remote that no human has likely ever been there.
Coca-Cola Logo On A Hill Side
With so many people using Google Earth for fun, it’s no surprise that big ads have started showing up in remote places for them to see, this trend is called “mapvertising.”
For example, you can spot the world’s largest Coca-Cola logo on a hillside in Chile.
It’s made out of 70,000 empty Coca-Cola bottles.
Black Out Island
Vostok Island, a small, uninhabited coral island in the central Pacific Ocean, looks blacked out on Google Earth, leading to various conspiracy theories, like it being a secret military base.
In truth, the island’s center is covered with Pisonia grandis trees, which grow close together in thick, dark soil.
From above, the dense, dark trees make the island look like a strange black hole.
The island belongs to Kiribati and is about 0.8 miles (1.3 kilometers) long. Discovered in 1820, it is made of coral sand and rubble, with no lagoon or fresh water.
While there’s no proof people ever lived there, the presence of rats suggests it may have been visited by ancient Polynesians.
Line Pattern In Gobi Desert
Mysterious structures and patterns have been found in China’s Gobi Desert, seen through new images on Google Earth.
Experts believe these structures are part of a secret military base and are used for things like testing weapons, calibrating spy satellites, and testing radar equipment.
One of the most impressive features is a complex grid of straight lines that stretch for 20 miles (33 kilometers).
This grid is likely a Yagi antenna array, a device used for weather tracking and studying the atmosphere.
Man Discovers Possible Asteroid Impact Crater on Google Maps
While planning a camping trip in Quebec, Joël Lapointe found a massive, circular structure around Marsal Lake using Google Maps.
Suspecting something unusual, he reached out to geophysicist Pierre Rochette.
After studying the area, Rochette and his team believe it may be the site of an ancient asteroid impact.
The roughly 9.3-mile (15-kilometer) wide structure, previously thought to be volcanic, shares similarities with other known impact craters.
Samples from the site revealed minerals like silicates and magnetite, which are common in rocks formed by impacts.
Though more research is needed, the team is optimistic that this could become the 11th confirmed impact crater in Quebec. They plan to visit the site soon to gather more evidence.
Conclusion
Google Earth offers a unique way to explore unusual and intriguing locations, from a potential asteroid impact site in Quebec to a panda-shaped solar farm in China.
These finds, whether natural formations or human-made structures, spark interest and raise questions about the world around us.
As more discoveries are made, Google Earth continues to show just how much there is left to uncover.