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 でっかー!

でかいものが好きなので.^^;

この映像は,モーリタニアにあるRichat建造物という巨大クレータです.

NASAの説明によると,

Earth's Richat Structure
Credit: Landsat 7, USGS, NASA
Explanation
What on Earth is that? The Richat Structure in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania is easily visible from space because it is nearly 50 kilometers across. Once thought to be an impact crater, the Richat Structure's flat middle and lack of shock-altered rock indicates otherwise. The possibility that the Richat Structure was formed by a volcanic eruption also seems improbable because of the lack of a dome of igneous or volcanic rock. Rather, the layered sedimentary rock of the Richat structure is now thought by many to have been caused by uplifted rock sculpted by erosion. The above image was captured last year by the orbiting Landsat 7 satellite. Why the Richat Structure is nearly circular remains a mystery.

ちゅーことらしいですが,何のことやらよく判りません.(笑)
衝突クレーターにしては,岩の変成が少なく,火山にしては火成岩ではなく,堆積岩が円環層状の浸食を受けていて,その形成において謎が多いと云うことでしょうか.
いずれにしても,直径50キロというのは凄いです.^^;

別の衛星画像です.
http://iss.sfo.jaxa.jp/utiliz/issexp/pict/iss002e5693_m.jpg

【デカスギ】とてつもなく巨大な物の画像を貼るスレ【コワヒ】
http://www25.big.or.jp/~saturn6/uwasa2/readres.cgi?bo=log13&vi=1064152465
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