Space PhotographyRichat Structure

From NASA's Earth Observatory:

Space Photography

As noted in our recent contribution to the Nasa Visualization Explorer app: "Cool things happen when astronauts get behind the camera." This image, taken by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, shows the Richat Structure in Mauritania. The structure is the result of differential erosion of a geologic dome. 

Read the Nasa Visualization Explorer story at
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=11848

Read the blog post the NASA Visualization Explorer story is based on at
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/earthmatters/2013/05/14/my-15-favorite-commander-hadfield-photos/

Read more about the Richat Structure from io9 at
http://space.io9.com/the-eye-of-the-sahara-is-an-enigmatic-desert-landmark-1607604961

See more astronaut photography on the Visible Earth website at
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_cat.php?categoryID=1461

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