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Eye of the Sahara (Mauritania)

This spectacular landform in Mauritania in the southwestern part of the  Sahara desert is so huge with a diameter of 30 miles that it is visible  from space.  Called Richat Structure —or the Eye of the Sahara—  the The formation was originally thought to be caused by a meteorite  impact but now geologists believe it is a product of uplift and erosion.   The cause of its circular shape is still a mystery.

Eye of the Sahara (Mauritania)

This spectacular landform in Mauritania in the southwestern part of the Sahara desert is so huge with a diameter of 30 miles that it is visible from space. Called Richat Structure —or the Eye of the Sahara— the The formation was originally thought to be caused by a meteorite impact but now geologists believe it is a product of uplift and erosion. The cause of its circular shape is still a mystery.

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