Subject: Eye of the Sahara (Richat Structure)
From: Alex Kemp
Date: Friday, 14 November 2014 00:49:19 +0000
To: Oliver Kemp, Micaela Kemp, Liisa Kemp, Davin Kemp

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-30047485
http://qz.com/288018/astronaut-chris-hadfield-took-45000-jaw-dropping-photos-from-space-here-are-some-of-the-best/

Eye of the Sahara (Richat Structure) (Chris Hadfield, from the International Space Station)

I'm 65 years old & fascinated by photography, geology, Africa & space. And yet, in all my life, I've never ever before come across the Eye of the Sahara until this evening.

It is about 40 km in diameter, and best seen from space (west–central Mauritania). It seems to be entirely home-grown (not caused by asteroid impact, but rather both igneous--volcanic--and hydrothermal in origin). Magnificat.

The picture above was taken by Chris Hadfield from the International Space Station.

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Alex Kemp