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Sahara Desert, Niger
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STS072-709-063 (11-20 Jan. 1996) --- The astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour exposed this 70mm frame of the Air Mountains, located in the country of Niger. These Sahara Desert structures are granitic intrusions. They are resistant to erosion and are very prominent in the lighter colored sands of the area. According to NASA geologists studying the photo collection, the ring-like structure on the lower left-hand edge of the photograph is probably a Quaternary volcanic feature.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSahara Desert, Niger. NASA/JSC, 1996-01-20. Public domain. ID: sts072-709-063.
