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Earth Observations taken by Expedition 30 crewmember
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ISS030-E-254011 (21 April 2012) --- The Ouarkziz Impact Crater is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 30 crew member on the International Space Station. The Ouarkziz Impact Crater is located in northwestern Algeria close to the border with Morocco. According to scientists, the crater was formed by a meteor impact less than 70 million years ago during the late Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era or “Age of Dinosaurs”.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineEarth Observations taken by Expedition 30 crewmember. NASA/JSC, 2012-04-21. Public domain. ID: iss030e254011.
