These high-resolution images of Chris Hadfield's view of Earth from the ISS will boggle your mind

Edit Business Insider 11 Feb 2015
Chris Hadfield/NASAA geologic dome in the Sahara Desert called the Richat Structure ... Hadfield compiled some of his favorite photographs in his new book "" ... ....

Top 10 natural world wonders you may have never heard about

Edit Fox News 11 Nov 2014
Published November 11, 2014FoxNews.com. Facebook0 Twitter0 livefyre Email Print. Reuters. iStock ... iStock ... The Eye of the Sahara, or also known as the Richat Structure, is a mysterious and surreal landscape in the Sahara Desert.  Located in Mauritania, the Eye of the Sahara is a huge circular formation, originally thought to be a crater.  But the more recent and accepted theories suggest that it is in fact a product of erosion ... ....

Astronaut Chris Hadfield Shares His Favorite Photos from Space

Edit Space 14 Oct 2014
From space, Chris Hadfield captured this view from Havana to Washington, D.C. Credit. Chris Hadfield/NASA View full size image ... Hadfield never tired of the view from 250 miles (400 kilometers) above the planet ... 14), "You Are Here ... The Richat Structure in Mauritania, sometimes called the "Eye of the Sahara," will instantly orient your gaze if you're lost above the 3.6 million-square-mile desert, according to Hadfield ... ....

Astronaut Chris Hadfield Wrote the Most Canadian Song Ever

Edit Mashable 02 Jul 2014
Things sure are nice up there in Canada, eh? Astronaut Chris Hadfield definitely thinks so. In honor of Canada's 147th birthday, Hadfield and his brother, Dave, have written a song that celebrates all the wonderful things they love about Canada. The folksy, polite little song lauds every Canadian thing from bagged milk to hockey. See also ... BONUS ... "Undoubtedly one of the coolest space sights on Earth, the Richat Structure of Mauritania." ... ....

environment

Edit The Guardian 15 May 2014
environment. Series Satellite eye on Earth Satellite Eye on Earth. May 2014 – in pictures. Cone karsts, phytoplankton blooms and desert dust plumes are among the images captured by European Space Agency and Nasa satellites last month. Credits ... Credits ... A giant, geological wonder in the Sahara desert of Mauritania, the 40km-diameter circular Richat structure is a geological feature that is easier to observe from space than on the ground ... ....

Chris Hadfield Is Removing 'Space Oddity' From YouTube Today

Edit Mashable 13 May 2014
It was the video that made him famous, but now it has to come down. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is pulling his "Space Oddity" video from YouTube on Tuesday. See also. Commander Hadfield's Top 5 Moments in Space ... However, Hadfield's son, Evan, told Mashable that they will try to revive the video in some form, though it's not guaranteed ... Image ... "Undoubtedly one of the coolest space sights on Earth, the Richat Structure of Mauritania."....

'Interstellar' in IMAX: Christopher Nolan's Space Adventure Is Going to Be Huge

Edit Mashable 25 Mar 2014
We’ve still seen precious little of Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming space-travel epic Interstellar, but when we finally do, it’s gonna be huge. As in 72 feet by 53 feet, the standard size of an IMAX screen (with many running bigger) ... SEE ALSO. Watch the Trailer for Christopher Nolan's Space Film Interstellar ... exhibitors ... They didn’t ... cracking wise ... "Undoubtedly one of the coolest space sights on Earth, the Richat Structure of Mauritania." ... ....

NASA Eyes Asteroids, Mars and Europa With $17.5 Billion Budget

Edit Mashable 04 Mar 2014
NASA will likely venture out into the universe on a slightly tighter budget in 2015, but the agency is still putting its focus on sending humans to space ... See also. 6 Obscure NASA Sites Every Nerd Has to See ... One of the keys to NASA's ambition to send humans deeper into space is new heavy lift rocket and Orion capsule, a crew-carrying vessel ... "!" ... "Undoubtedly one of the coolest space sights on Earth, the Richat Structure of Mauritania."....

Obama Extends International Space Station Lifespan to 2024

Edit Mashable 09 Jan 2014
The United States is extending the International Space Station's operations for an additional four years until at least 2024. U.S. President Barack Obama's announced on Wednesday that it approved the extension, and encouraged other countries to take similar action. See also. 7 Oddball Things Found on the Space Station ... The U.S ... William H ... Image. NASA ... "Undoubtedly one of the coolest space sights on Earth, the Richat Structure of Mauritania."....

In pictures: Best space images of 2013

Edit BBC News 28 Dec 2013
This image was taken by the Hi-Rise instrument aboard Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft In March, scientists working on the Planck mission released this view of the Cosmic Microwave Background, a snapshot of the oldest light in the Universe, imprinted on the sky when the cosmos was just 380,000 years old Another shot by Chris Hadfield shows the Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara, in Mauritania....

Myths & mysteries: Looking for Atlantis

Edit Dawn 28 Dec 2013
IT has tickled the imagination of researchers and historians for hundreds of years. It has been a source of fantasy and awe for anyone who has heard or read about the mysterious island whether in folklore or in ancient texts ... Many say that his poem about Atlantis is fictional ... It is in the middle of the Sahara desert in Africa called the “Richat structure” — also called the ‘eye of Africa’ due to its shape ... As to the water? ... ....

Watch Live: Astronauts Install Earth Cameras on Space Station

Edit Mashable 27 Dec 2013
You'll soon be able to download sweeping views of Earth from 240 miles above, thanks to two new cameras on the International Space Station. Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy on Friday embarked on a seven-hour spacewalk to install the cameras, which will be housed on the outside of the ISS ... Live streaming video by Ustream ... BONUS ... "Undoubtedly one of the coolest space sights on Earth, the Richat Structure of Mauritania."....
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