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Getting to Know the Eye of the Sahara, the Mysteries of Nature in the Middle of the Vast Sahara Desert

Friday, 10 February 2023 – 18:10 WIB

LIVE Techno – The large eye-shaped circle in the middle of the Sahara Desert, Mauritania has been a fascination for scientists for decades.

Because of its eye-like shape, the geological formation is named The Eye of Sahara or “Eye of the Sahara” and has a diameter of 40 kilometers. Quoted from IFL Science, “Eye of the Sahara” was first photographed by Gemini astronauts in 1960 as a landmark.

What is the Eye of the Sahara?

Sahara desert desert

Geologists initially believed the “Eye of the Sahara,” or the Richat Structure, to be a huge impact crater.

However, further studies into the sedimentary rocks that form the central dome have further dated the formation back to the late Proterozoic, between 1 billion to 542 million years ago.

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