#Eye of The Sahara

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The Eye of the Sahara: A Mystery Older than Humans

Known as the Richat Structure, the Eye of the Sahara is one of the most interesting and impressive geological formations. It is in the Sahara Desert, stretches for 40 km, and looks like a bullseye. The eye is so huge that it can be seen from space and astronauts use it as a visual landmark. It was first photographed by Gemini Project astronauts in the 1960s.

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The Eye of the Sahara, also known as the Richat Structure, is a prominent geological wonder in the Adrar Plateau of the Sahara Desert, Mauritania. It's not an impact crater, as once believed, but rather an eroded dome with concentric rings. Read more here:

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NASA Johnson - The Richat Structure also known as the "Eye of the Sahara"

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Geologists initially believed the Eye of the Sahara, aka the Richat Structure, to be an enormous impact crater.

The structure is likely to have actually formed through a process called “folding”, creating what’s called a symmetrical anticline.

The sedimentary rock making up the central dome have dated the formation back to the late Proterozoic, between 1 billion and 542 million years ago.

Folding occurs when tectonic forces acting from either side squeeze sedimentary rock – if the rock is cold and brittle it can fracture, but if it’s warm enough, it will become a fold. Folds that form upwards are called an anticline, while downward folds are called a syncline.

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Lost Roman Map has ATLANTIS at Eye of Sahara Africa! (Richat Structure) >

Bright Insight with  Jimmy Corsetti | December 17, 2022 | 27:13

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Modern life is a rich and varied confluence of information, technology, social interaction, work, travel, family and fun – if you’re lucky. There are smartphones in the most remote corners of our world and we have advanced in scientific endeavor further than ever before. Our cities are huge bustling metropolises and they’re growing larger every day. More than half of the earth’s population lives in these urban centres and this percentage is steadily increasing. However, despite this cumulative urbanization, there is a tacit understanding among the human race that connection to nature is an essential factor in our happiness. For all our obsession with man-made wonders nothing compares to the creations of Mother Nature. Vast underground cave systems, wild desert landscapes, breathtaking waterfalls, staggering geology and spectacular vestiges of our prehistoric past all remind us of our small place in earth’s story. And even with our ever-expanding knowledge of the way the world came to be, some landscapes still leave us utterly perplexed. This is the mystery and the majesty of the natural world.

Many thanks to: Kalya Ryan - Author

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Richat Structure/Eye of Sahara (قلب الريشات) Adrar Plateau, Mauritania 🇲🇷

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Marina Tsvetaeva, from "Sahara", Selected Poems (trans. Elaine Feinstein, with Simon Franklin) [ID'd]

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