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Tarso Tousside Volcano, Northern Chad

The Tibesti Mountain Range in northern Chad is one of the world’s least-studied volcanic regions. A look at the area from space, however, must intrigue vulcanologists. One of the Tibesti Mountain’s features is Tarso Toussidé.


Image by Robert Simmon. Image interpretation provided by Lauren VanArsdall and Robert L. Nusbaum, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC.

Published March 18, 2007
Data acquired January 22, 2001

Source:
Landsat 7 > ETM+