Monday, November 14, 2011

Bizarre structures in the desert in China

What is China building in a remote desert area?

Vast, unidentified, structures have been spotted by satellites in the barren Gobi desert, raising questions about what China might be building in a region it uses for its military, space and nuclear programmes.

The first image looks like a random arrangement of lines.
Could it be a targeting grid for satellites? Perhaps they're roads?
Some conspiracy theorists have suggested this pattern matches the layout of streets in Washington, DC. Maybe it's just the world's biggest QR code?


All of the sites are on the borders of Gansu province and Xinjiang, some less than 100 miles from Jiuquan, the headquarters of China’s space programme and the location of its launch pads.

Thousand of straight lines intersect in an enormous grid about 18 miles long.

 Close-up view of lines and grid.

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