[meteorite-list] LUCERNE DRY LAKE crosshair target

[Greg Crinklaw]

On 3/3/2015 9:48 PM, Paul Gessler via Meteorite-list wrote:
> Ok. someone on here must know the history of the Huge Target crosshairs
> looking feature on the west side of Lucerne Dry Lake
> Cambria road runs West off of 247 and almost runs into it.
>
> What is it?  Art? Paleo art? Modern geo manipulation art or what?
>
> Any body who knows please share.

According to this guy it was for bombing practice during WWII:

http://www.adventureduo.com/2009/05/lucerne-valley-exploration.html

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Greg Crinklaw
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