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Sunday 30 September 2012

10 AMAZING GOOGLE EARTH AND MAPS DISCOVERIES


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10 Amazing Google Earth and Maps Discoveries
By Matt Petronzio,
Mashable, 29 September 2012.

Today, it’s easy to be an explorer - all you need is a computer, access to satellite technology and a sense of adventure. Google makes it even simpler with Google Earth and Google Maps, letting you travel virtually to any place in the world with just a click of your mouse.

Even though the average person can use these services to explore the planet, researchers and other scientific professionals use Google Earth and Google Maps as preliminary tools to analyze areas around the globe, uncovering some pretty amazing things we’ve never seen before…

Check out the gallery for some truly awe-inspiring discoveries that researchers, archaeologists and satellite explorers have made throughout the past decade…


Top image: Egyptian Pyramids (left) and Minefields in Cambodia (right)


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