http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/27/sastrugi/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:18:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/27/sastrugi/#comment-201439 boscoli Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:51:30 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=452#comment-201439 which part of Antarctica is "East" exactly? which part of Antarctica is “East” exactly?

]]> http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/27/sastrugi/#comment-4822 Gondring Sat, 30 Jul 2005 03:22:48 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=452#comment-4822 Actually, some sand dunes run parallel to the wind. Check out sief dunes. Actually, some sand dunes run parallel to the wind. Check out sief dunes.

]]> http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/27/sastrugi/#comment-4718 Luciano A. Ferrer Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:39:12 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=452#comment-4718 Yea... it's me! Yea… it’s me!

]]> http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/27/sastrugi/#comment-4708 chewbaccawokka Thu, 28 Jul 2005 05:51:52 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=452#comment-4708 Whoa, does anybody else see that cool face just a little above the center looking northwest? Yeah...whoa.... Whoa, does anybody else see that cool face just a little above the center looking northwest? Yeah…whoa….

]]> http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/27/sastrugi/#comment-4702 Twombly Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:06:11 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=452#comment-4702 Awesome! You're right - the same image (although the orientation is different). When I saw the Antarctica pixel image, it reminded me that I had read about this phenomenon, so on a whim I thought I'd check it out on Google Maps. I was amazed to see that, even at this poor resolution, the sastrugi were quite clearly visible. Thanks, guys, for sharing! Awesome! You’re right - the same image (although the orientation is different). When I saw the Antarctica pixel image, it reminded me that I had read about this phenomenon, so on a whim I thought I’d check it out on Google Maps. I was amazed to see that, even at this poor resolution, the sastrugi were quite clearly visible. Thanks, guys, for sharing!

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