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Landsat 9 mosaic of Richat Structure

Detailed Description

The Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara, is a prominent circular geological formation in the Sahara Desert. The formation stretches across a 40 km-wide region in Mauritania in Northwest Africa.

This mosaic of the Richat Structure and surrounding area was creating using four natural color Landsat 9 images (Bands 4,3,2): 

Path 202 Rows 45-46, August 10, 2022

Path 203 Rows 45-46, July 16, 2022

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.