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Barringer Meteor Crater

This is the Barringer Meteor Crater, outside Flagstaff, Arizona. It's the result of a 300,000 ton meteor coliding with the Earth around 50,000 years ago. The crater is about 1.5 kilometers in diameter and 170 metres deep. It was the…

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Wednesday, 8th June 2005

F-14 Tomcat In Flight

Someone with sharp eyes spotted this F-14 Tomcat off the coast of North Carolina. Thanks: André Jodoin

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Wednesday, 8th June 2005

US Air Force Wooden Test Rig

This massive structure is apparently a US Air Force test stand and is one of the world's largest wooden structure. Military planes are parked on it and their resistance to things like lightning and EMP are tested (Or maybe they…

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Wednesday, 8th June 2005

Weird Writing

Somewhere in the middle of Utah we find this giant writing overlaying the photograph (make sure to zoom right in - it's very big). The text reads "40 NAIP03 01026-44" so appears to be a unique tag for that section…

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Wednesday, 8th June 2005

Fast Freighter

Here's a totally huge freighter off the coast of California. Check out how cool its wake is too! Thanks to Jason for this one 🙂

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Tuesday, 7th June 2005

Black Holes

Finally! We have proof that Google is hiding things from us in Alaska, Mexico and er... New Jersey. Hmmm. Anyway, it's a conspiracy I tell you! Firstly stretching over a large part of Alaska, all the way into the Yukon…

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Tuesday, 7th June 2005

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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