Seems that the aerial camera took a photo in the just moment when something on the ground threw the sun light rays against it and a star glare effect appeared in the middle of the image.
Apparently, this isn't a physical artefact on the ground at all - it's where a small hole has been torn in the photographic negative. The star of light you can see is the scanner bulb shining through the hole onto the sensor.
If you included medical/science terms it's over a million for the count in English. But current usage has us at 250k, not counting derivatives and historical words. If you include the full lexicon it's somewhere above 750k.
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Both in the Netherlands (Purmerend, Dronten) and yes it an artefact on the ground: a roof reflecting the light of the sun.
Explanation (in dutch, with pictures) - someone went to check the exact location: http://www.hippopotame.nl/index.asp?id=800
If you included medical/science terms it's over a million for the count in English. But current usage has us at 250k, not counting derivatives and historical words. If you include the full lexicon it's somewhere above 750k.