12 Of The Strangest Things Ever Spotted From The Skies, Explained By Science

Published March 1, 2016
Updated November 7, 2023

Caught by plane, satellite, or even Google Earth, these strange aerial photos show some of the most bizarre things ever discovered on planet Earth.

Whether by satellite, plane, or even idly zooming around the planet via computer screen with Google Earth, it turns out there are still plenty of bizarre things to be discovered right here on our home planet.

From immense holes appearing in the ground to bizarre blood-red waterfalls spewing forth from the snow, these strange aerial photos show 12 of the most bizarre things lurking on the surface of the Earth, while we explain how they came to be there:

Whale Formation
Ice Hole
Distress Signal
Giant Hole
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Nickolaus Hines
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Nickolaus Hines graduated with a Bachelor's in journalism from Auburn University, and his writing has appeared in Men's Journal, Inverse, and VinePair.
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John Kuroski
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Based in Brooklyn, New York, John Kuroski is the editorial director of All That's Interesting. He graduated from New York University with a degree in history, earning a place in the Phi Alpha Theta honor society for history students. An editor at All That's Interesting since 2015, his areas of expertise include modern American history and the ancient Near East. In an editing career spanning 17 years, he previously served as managing editor of Elmore Magazine in New York City for seven years.
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Hines, Nickolaus. "12 Of The Strangest Things Ever Spotted From The Skies, Explained By Science." AllThatsInteresting.com, March 1, 2016, https://allthatsinteresting.com/strange-aerial-photos. Accessed August 7, 2025.