Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania, Africa Also known as the Richat - TopicsExpress



          

Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania, Africa Also known as the Richat Structure, this eerie, eye- like outcrop in the western reaches of the Sahara was virtually unknown until the Space Age when orbiting astronauts spied what appeared to be a huge eye staring back at them! At first thought to be a meteor crater, the 30-mile (50 km) wide feature may actually be nothing more exciting than an eroded rock outcrop. Whatever it is, the Richat Structure has caught the imagination of artists, environmentalis ts and naturalists who see the gigantic “eye” as a symbol of our living planet and its ongoing ability to shock, surprise and amaze its very recent tenants, humanity.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 04:02:28 +0000

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