Astrogeology

Orbital View Of A Desert World: No, This Is Not Sietch Tabr On Arrakis

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
July 7, 2024
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Orbital View Of A Desert World: No, This Is Not Sietch Tabr On Arrakis
The Rihat Structure — NASA

This is not Sietch Tabr On Arrakis. It is the Rihat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara – on our home world, Earth.

The Rihat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara, is a deeply eroded geologic dome in the African nation of Mauritania pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above.

iss071e170970 (June 5, 2024) — larger image

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