China Desert Structures (PHOTO)

Are these mysterious structures in the Chinese desert part of a military experiment, a "giant targeting grid," or the remnants of industrial-grade digging? That's what Gizmodo asks in its somewhat extensive collection of satellite images from Google Maps. According to Gizmodo, the white lines are located in the Kumtag Desert in northwestern China.

The publication of these photos marks the second time this week that Google Maps has revealed satellite imagery raising interesting questions. On Tuesday, Google released photos of parts of Iran showing possible nuclear facilities.

Below, see the satellite photo of the Kumtag Desert from Google Maps:

What do you think? Chinese military experiment? Alien crop circles? If this maze-like pattern isn't enough for you, Gizmodo also points out other interesting formations in China captured by Google Maps.

Comments

[loufalce]

12:20 AM on 11/17/2011

Its the worlds largest Wal-Mart and factories that make everything Wal-Mart and those 99 cents shops sell.

[Danny Terry]

07:29 PM on 11/16/2011

IT's the china PLAY GROUND

[robrecord]

08:06 AM on 11/16/2011

More: http://rt.com/news/china-megastructures-puzzle-google-389/

[Invasion of BS]

12:38 AM on 11/16/2011

If you pan to the left you'll see a circular pattern like an antique music box disc with 3 planes and several trucks in the center.

[brandonissloan]

04:58 PM on 11/15/2011

Use a CIA Drone to destroy it. If it turns out that it was important i'm sure china will promptly notify us.....

[mr e vader]

04:50 PM on 11/15/2011

I scanned the pic with my cellphone...and it took me to the RNC website...weird....

[Json]

04:48 PM on 11/15/2011

How big is that thing? A mile? A hundred miles?

Why can't HP ever put scale bars on images like this??

[Aleks Hunter]

04:36 PM on 11/15/2011

They are arrays of solar panels. There are two photos at 40deg 26"03'N 93 deg 33"45' E that makes sense if you go to ground level viewwith the terrain on the background on one fo the pictures matches,

[xenubarb]

04:32 PM on 11/15/2011

It's a secret Coca Cola factory.

[REBEL LEADER]

04:11 PM on 11/15/2011

I was told they are tracking the erosion patterns in the area and have replicated the paths patternstake in that area which is why they are what they are they determine the erosion patterns by the disapearance of the lines.

[MrVenus85]

02:51 PM on 11/15/2011

Ahhhh!!! China scary!

[Commie China]

02:22 PM on 11/15/2011

It is our top secret military test center. Please call your politicians to stop cutting the defense budget, instead, raise it baby.

[DavidET]

02:17 PM on 11/15/2011

Its the new site of another US Corporation moving manufacturing to China.

[snafu20]

02:07 PM on 11/15/2011

thats were they hide our money

[tomeb]

02:00 PM on 11/15/2011

It's a design for a corn maze....