Friday, February 21, 2014

Richat Structure (Eye of the Sahara) – Mauritania


An amazing natural formation in the western Sahara Desert. Spotted by astronauts on early space missions, the formation has a diameter of about 48km. Scientists initially thought it was the result of a meteorite impact, but it’s now believed to be a deeply eroded geologic dome.. We’re yet to discover why it’s circular in shape though.

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