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Richat Structure

Richat Structure

This 50 kilometer circular feature in the Sahara Desert was thought to be an impact crater until it was studied in more detail. It turned out to be an uplift that was exposed by erosion. Scientists don't yet know why it contains such perfectly circular rings.


Credit: NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
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