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Giant Concentric Circles in Granite Springs Valley, NV
- syllable_studio 7y agoI found this by accident on google earth. It's pretty interesting and weird. I guess that people's best speculation is that it is a remnant from nuclear testing around the 60s. Google earth URL https://earth.google.com/web/@40.01244676,-119.000836,1390.18813777a,1040.89059732d,35y,263.87826055h,0t,0r https://earth.google.com/web/@40.01244676,-119.000836,1390.1... This seems to be some other discussion about it: https://aair.smugmug.com/Aviation-Archaeology-1/Giant-concentric-circles/i-B6RhZHQ https://aair.smugmug.com/Aviation-Archaeology-1/Giant-concen...
- syllable_studio 7y agoHere's a google earth view showing the center of the circles mentioned here: https://earth.google.com/web/@40.01244676,-119.000836,1390.69764979a,1868.98598613d,35y,263.87825996h,0t,0r https://earth.google.com/web/@40.01244676,-119.000836,1390.6... Here's another google earth view that shows nuclear test craters by the Nevada National Security Site https://earth.google.com/web/@37.15150881,-116.08582114,1329.90636343a,16836.57456643d,35y,-123.44568868h,59.7376637t,-0r https://earth.google.com/web/@37.15150881,-116.08582114,1329... Disturbing and fascinating. I guess I'll have to visit the nearby National Atomic Testing Museum someday. https://earth.google.com/web/@36.1141364,-115.1483791,628.17407431a,833.85996482d,35y,0h,45t,0r/data=ChEaDwoJL20vMDVyOXJ4GAIgASgC https://earth.google.com/web/@36.1141364,-115.1483791,628.17...
- syllable_studio 7y agoSee also: The Nuclear Canal: Project Plowshare and the Dream of Atomic Earthmoving https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21911587 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21911587