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Check Out These Odd Aerial Images Captured on Google Earth

Oct. 6, 2011 1:00am Liz Klimas

Google Earth celebrates its 1 billionth download today, since being introduced in 2005.

The Google LatLong Blog gives some perspective for just how much 1 billion is:

One billion hours ago modern humans were living in the Stone Age. One billion minutes ago, the Roman Empire was flourishing. If you traveled from Earth to the Moon three times, your journey would measure one billion meters.

In honor of Google Earth’s 1 billionth download since it was introduced in 2005, Business Insider pulled together some the best images.

Google Earth Reaches 1 Billion Downloads

Giant pink, gumby-style bunny in Italy. (Photo: Google Earth)

A fighter jet in Paris parking lot? (Photo: Google Earth)

Retired airplanes in Arizona desert. (Photo: Google Earth)

Swastika-shaped military base in San Diego. (Photo: Google Earth)

Why is this lake in Iraq red?

See all of Business Insider’s finds here.

Watch Google’s celebratory tribute how far Google Earth has come:

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the point
Posted on October 9, 2011 at 9:40am
If you look really close at Africa you may see the hut obozo was hatched out.

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mrsmileyface
Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:46pm
If you zoom into the White House you can see an Anti-Semite working in the Oval Office.

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EZ_patriot
Posted on October 6, 2011 at 5:45pm
Beninny, the reason you can’t go to your desried location in Google Earth is because your longitude value is incorrect. For West longitude, you must enter a NEGATIVE value. Put a minus sign in front of your 119 and you’ll fly to the desired location – provided, of course you were trying to go to Oregon.

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oldschoolgreen
Posted on October 6, 2011 at 3:48pm
The lake in Iraq is a salt collection pond. As the water evaporates a type of red algae blooms. When its dry women and children go out and collect the salt in large gunny sacks which the sell to disributers. Its not a place where people slaughter anything. You can see the same thing around San Fran bay.

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Black Manta
Posted on October 6, 2011 at 3:42pm
Can’t believe yaw amused by the no privacy satelites….everyday they’re looking for something…Does it ever come to mind what are the up to??????????Human minds are so easy to throw of track….

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Navy5170
Posted on October 6, 2011 at 3:08pm
Anything to waste our time. The one thing we cannot replace.

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- Black Manta
  Posted on October 6, 2011 at 3:43pm
  You seem to be the only one with their eye’s open….
  
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