Giant Concentric Circles in Granite Springs Valley, NV (blackrockdesert.org) 2 points by syllable_studio 6y ago ↗ HN
[–] syllable_studio 6y ago ↗ I 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,-119.000836,1390.1...This seems to be some other discussion about it: https://aair.smugmug.com/Aviation-Archaeology-1/Giant-concen...
[–] syllable_studio 6y ago ↗ Here's a google earth view showing the center of the circles mentioned here: 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...Disturbing and fascinating. I guess I'll have to visit the nearby National Atomic Testing Museum someday. https://earth.google.com/web/@36.1141364,-115.1483791,628.17...
[–] syllable_studio 6y ago ↗ See also: The Nuclear Canal: Project Plowshare and the Dream of Atomic Earthmoving https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21911587
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 19.1 ms ] threadGoogle earth URL 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-concen...
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...
Disturbing and fascinating. I guess I'll have to visit the nearby National Atomic Testing Museum someday. https://earth.google.com/web/@36.1141364,-115.1483791,628.17...