Unbelievable Locations That Can Only Be Seen on Google Earth

Multicolored Airplane

This plane was caught in a weird, but fairly common position. While flying on a clear day, the tops of planes can be extremely reflective. When a satellite takes a photo, the light from the reflection off the plane is traveling faster than the light that shows the shape of the plane itself. Instead of getting a picture of a plane, you'll get a picture that looks like this. 

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