Unbelievable Locations That Can Only Be Seen on Google Earth

The Great Hippo Swarm

It's truly unbelievable that Google Earth was able to capture this at the time it did. Located in the Katavi National Park in Tanzania, this is just a routine dip done by hippos on hot days. Hippos like to hang out where the water is because vegetation grows closer to it. 

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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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.