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Space shuttle above Richat structure, Mauritania

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: t-afmau-00011

Image Size 300 DPI: 25 * 16 cm

The space shuttle Endeavour above the Richat Structure, a geological formation in the Maur Adrar Desert in the African country of Mauritania. Although it resembles an impact crater, the Richat Structure formed when a volcanic dome hardened and gradually eroded, exposing the onion-like layers of rock. Image taken from the international space station (ISS) in 2002.

Keywords for this photo:

2002 - AFRICA - DESERT - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - ENDEAVOUR - EXPEDITION 5 - GEOLOGY - MAURITANIA - RICHAT - SPACE SHUTTLE - VOLCANO - VOLCANOLOGY -