Richat Structure

This geologic feature has captured the attention of astronauts for about as long as NASA has sent humans into orbit around Earth.

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Astronaut photograph ISS030-E-12516 was acquired on December 17, 2011, with a Nikon D2Xs digital camera using a 400 millimeter lens and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by a member of the Expedition 30 crew. The image has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory as part of the ISS National Lab to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Caption by Andrea Meado, Jacobs Technology, JETS Contract at NASA-JSC.

Published April 29, 2018
Data acquired December 17, 2011

Source:

ISS > Digital Camera

Collection:

Astronaut Photography