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An Explosive Beginning for Lake Bosumtwi

An asteroid that struck the rainforest in Africa around 1 million years ago created Ghana’s only natural lake. 


NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published August 30, 2025
Data acquired December 29, 2015 - December 21, 2024

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI