Re-Entry
Detailed Description
Jebel Kissu, in northwestern Sudan, emerges abruptly like an island in the vast Sahara Desert. The plateau is the eroded remnant of a granite dome. The bright linear features are truck tracks, common in the Sahara where there are no paved roads. Resembling graphic novel art style, this image could be an asteroid hurtling toward Earth, burning across a twilight sky.
- Collection: Earth As Art 6
- Source: Landsat 8
- Download: JPG TIF
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Sources/Usage
Public Domain.