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Re: Weird stuff in the Chinese desert

bowser — 11/21/2011 1:59:34 AM (archived)

NASA expert enlightens puzzled Google Earth fans.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/18/chinese_desert_mystery_sites_are_satellite_targets/

"The grids of white lines in China's Gobi desert that have got the world's conspiracy theorists in a lather for a week, are actually calibration targets used to help China's spy satellites, says a NASA researcher."

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Weird stuff in the Chinese desert (originally from Mysteries of the Multiverse) - TB - 11/14/2011 3:38:11 PM
- Another observation - RobVG - 12/4/2011 2:59:28 AM
  - Re: Another observation - bowser - 12/6/2011 5:18:58 AM
    - Re: Another observation - TB - 12/6/2011 5:25:39 AM
      - US Desert Targets - RobVG - 12/7/2011 2:20:25 AM
- Re: Weird stuff in the Chinese desert - bowser - 11/21/2011 1:59:34 AM
- Not even a serious guess - RobVG - 11/18/2011 4:38:51 PM
- Re: Weird stuff in the Chinese desert - bowser - 11/17/2011 8:18:13 AM
  - I don't think so - RobVG - 11/18/2011 3:05:27 AM
    - Re: I don't think so - bowser - 11/19/2011 6:28:32 PM
- More on the Chinese mystery markings - TB - 11/17/2011 4:01:34 AM
- Re: Weird stuff in the Chinese desert - podrock - 11/15/2011 9:25:56 PM
  - Re: Weird stuff in the Chinese desert - RobVG - 11/16/2011 12:33:10 AM
    - Re: Weird stuff in the Chinese desert - podrock - 11/16/2011 1:58:20 AM
- Re: Weird stuff in the Chinese desert - bowser - 11/15/2011 6:31:44 PM
  - Re: Weird stuff in the Chinese desert - TB - 11/15/2011 7:15:37 PM
    - Re: Weird stuff in the Chinese desert - bowser - 11/15/2011 8:39:31 PM
- Chalk lines - RobVG - 11/15/2011 6:16:16 AM
- More - RobVG - 11/15/2011 6:08:38 AM
- Looks like a lot of water for a desert - RobVG - 11/15/2011 5:59:53 AM

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