Only aliens can see it！Africa's Eye of the Sahara
By / MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network Editorial Team Compilation and Reporting
Located in the southwestern part of the Sahara Desert in Africa, there is a massive and mysterious concentric circular landscape known as the "Eye of the Sahara," with a diameter of up to 48 kilometers and an elevation difference of up to 400 meters. Its formation remains unexplained to this day and it is one of the world's ten most extraordinary geological landscapes. The only way to see its full majesty is from space.
The spectacular Eye of the Sahara can only be fully appreciated from space. (Image source / the-earth-story)
This unique landform is located within the territory of Mauritania in West Africa and was first discovered by NASA's Earth Observatory in the early 21st century. Its ammonite-like, distinctive scenery sparked extensive discussion among scientists and internet users alike.
The unusual terrain still has no definitive explanation for its formation. (Image source / the-earth-story)
The Eye of the Sahara is considered one of the world's ten most extraordinary geographical landscapes. (Image source / the-earth-story)
But the exact cause of the Eye of the Sahara still remains uncertain. Scientists have named its geological structure the Richat Structure, a rare natural geological formation on Earth. Some scientists have previously suggested that the Eye of the Sahara might have been formed by a meteorite impact, but due to the flat terrain within the structure and the inability of NASA to provide supporting evidence, the most likely explanation today is that it was caused by geological uplift or erosion. The concentric rings are composed of ancient quartzite, which is very hard and resistant to erosion—but why the Eye of the Sahara is so enormous remains unanswered by any theory, adding to its mystique.
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