Eye of the Sahara

This structure in the Sahara desert is called many things, including the Richat Structure, Guelb er Richat, and the Eye of the Sahara, but one can’t really see it when walking across it, only from above. Scientists think it may have been created by uplifted rock that has been sculpted by erosion.

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