Still Waters Posted March 29, 2012 #1 Share Posted March 29, 2012 A huge, copper-toned formation in West Africa dominates a mesmerizing photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers snapped this hypnotic image of the so-called Richat structure in Mauritania, as the space station flew over the Sahara Desert on the Atlantic Coast of West Africa.Erosion of the various rock layers created the ring-like features that make up the sprawling structure, but the origin of the Richat structure remains somewhat mysterious, geologists have said. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RightInTheStatisticals Posted March 29, 2012 #2 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Beautiful! So many amazing sites to see on this blue (and sometimes red) marble of ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangepeaceful79 Posted March 29, 2012 #3 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Looks like part of Unicron from the original Transformers movie. Beautiful image indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic Chicken Posted April 4, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Well, I guess we'd need a side photo to see if it is actually a tiered mountain structure. 'coz, at the moment, all I can tell from the picture is that it is a very uniform looking crater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted April 4, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Looks like part of Unicron from the original Transformers movie. Beautiful image indeed. Well the recent cartoon reimagine Unicron into being the Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space11498 Posted April 4, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 4, 2012 An amazing pic indeed!The way the photo is taken is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrLzs Posted April 4, 2012 #7 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Well, I guess we'd need a side photo to see if it is actually a tiered mountain structure. Your wish .... That's actually a computer generated image, exaggerating the heights somewhat.. From link below. It's also called the Eye of the Sahara, or 'Richat'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted April 4, 2012 #8 Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) Your wish .... That's actually a computer generated image, exaggerating the heights somewhat.. From link below. It's also called the Eye of the Sahara, or 'Richat'. And as many will know, one of the zillion sites "Atlantis City" is supposed to be located.... http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=124435 Sigh. . Edited April 4, 2012 by Abramelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangepeaceful79 Posted April 4, 2012 #9 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Well the recent cartoon reimagine Unicron into being the Earth I've not seen that. Sounds interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie333 Posted April 4, 2012 #10 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Fantastic image, thank you SW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoParanormal Posted April 5, 2012 #11 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Awesome find! I never grow tired of images such as these! Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted April 9, 2012 #12 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Well, I guess we'd need a side photo to see if it is actually a tiered mountain structure. 'coz, at the moment, all I can tell from the picture is that it is a very uniform looking crater. I haven't seen anything calling it a mountain, it's a depression, an inverted dome type structure, naturally formed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted April 9, 2012 #13 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Interesting article and Google Map link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Socks Junior Posted April 9, 2012 #14 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Pretty clearly a dome. Awesomely defined look though, like an idealized textbook illustration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMan375032 Posted April 10, 2012 #15 Share Posted April 10, 2012 What a beautiful pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted April 12, 2012 #16 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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