Google Earth's 'Atlantis' Disappears After Upgrade
Google has crushed the hopes of Atlantis hunters everywhere by removing from Google Earth an image that had been rumored to be of the lost city. The image, which was discovered in 2009, was especially compelling for Atlantiophiles, because it was located in one of the areas where the ancient city was thought to have been built, reports The Daily Mail. Although the web behemoth kept the image up for three years, it has maintained since the beginning that the pattern was caused by an error in shipboard sounding data and not by an ancient city that disappeared into the ocean. Two oceanography experts who wrote a post for Google's official blog pointed out that if the grid did in fact depict Atlantis, some of the city blocks would have been eight miles long. The change -- and disappearance of "Atlantis" -- is part of joint effort by Google, Scripps Institute of Oceanography , the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) , the U.S. Na...