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Re:4,000-year-old termite mounds found in Brazil are visible... by nkoren on Friday November 23, 2018 @12:13PM (#18517645)
There are loads of insect structures visible from space. These guys, for example, are ALL OVER parts of Africa:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nairobi,+Kenya/@-1.0892132...

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Re:4,000-year-old termite mounds found in Brazil are visible... by jlarocco on Friday November 23, 2018 @12:57PM (#18517919)
The phrase "visible from space" has been a gimmick for the last 30 years or so. The ant hill and flowers outside your front door are visible from space nowadays.
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Re:4,000-year-old termite mounds found in Brazil are visible... by Voloskaya on Friday November 23, 2018 @12:37PM (#18517803)
I mean, anything is visible from space with the sufficient resolution and zoom. I don't understand how it is supposed to be impressive.
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