Google changed their logo to a flying saucer creating a crop circle on September 15, 2009. By clicking the logo, users were brought to a search results page for "crop circles." On the same day, Google posted a set of map coordinates (51.327629, -0.5616088) on Twitter. Using Google Earth, the coordinates brought up Horsell, England, a location in HG Wells War of the Worlds. http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/09/15/crop-circles-google-earth-and-the-logo-mystery/
Google's Crop Circle Logo
51.327629, -0.5616088
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The Internet search engine Google changed their logo to a crop circle themed logo on September 15, 2009
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The logo was a flying saucer drawing a crop circle of the word "Google," with a tractor finishing the letter "l"
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Google posted a coordinate on Twitter
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Coordinate: 51.327629, 0.5616088
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The coordinate is for the town of Horsell, in Surrey, England
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The town was the setting for the novel War of the Worlds; the anniversary of the author, H.G. Wells, is in September 2009
