Science and Exploration

The Richat Structure Viewed From Orbit

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
January 5, 2022
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The Richat Structure Viewed From Orbit
The Richat Structure
NASA

The Richat structure, an eroded geological dome, located in the African nation of Mauritania, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above Earth.
iss066e102086 (Dec. 31, 2021) – larger image

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