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Geology, Palaeontology & Archaeology / Re: What is this strange image at an oil refinery visible on Google Earth?
« on: 23/11/2016 05:06:31 »
It is labelled as an Exon-Mobil chemical plant, on the outskirts of Houston. It looks like there are many chemical storage tanks, some of them in poor repair. Each tank has a surrounding low dam that is designed to capture the contents of the tank in case the tank ruptures.
A fire in the tank could explain a blackened area inside the dam.
I understand that Google allows land-owners to "censor" certain areas that they consider "sensitive". Some low-resolution polygons could be used as "censorship". A series of towers looks a similar pattern to what you expect in a petrochemical plant, although not exactly what you would expect in a field of storage tanks.
A fire in the tank could explain a blackened area inside the dam.
I understand that Google allows land-owners to "censor" certain areas that they consider "sensitive". Some low-resolution polygons could be used as "censorship". A series of towers looks a similar pattern to what you expect in a petrochemical plant, although not exactly what you would expect in a field of storage tanks.
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