Earth - Gemini 11
The central Sahara Desert in Africa on Earth
Gemini 11 photograph of the central Sahara Desert in Africa.
The countries of Libya, Chad, Niger, Sudan, and Algeria are
visible in this image. The Marzuq Sand Sea is just right
of center. Just to the upper right of this is the dark,
300 by 150 km Al Haruj al Aswad volcanic field. The volcanic
Tibesti mountains are at the lower right. The Gulf of Sidra
is at the upper right, and the Hamada de Tinrhert mountains
are at the upper left. North is at about 11:00. The image
covers almost 2.5 million square km (1 million square miles).
(Gemini 11, S66-54525)
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