Impact

Africa

Landsat 5

Acquired 2009-08-31

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 3

Tin Bider is an ancient and eroded meteor crater on the Tin Rhert Plateau in the Algerian Sahara. Tin Bider is nearly 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) in diameter and was caused by a meteorite impact in this region of northern Africa roughly 70 million years ago. The other streaks near the crater are unrelated to the impact event. These rock folds are geologic features older than the crater.

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Imagery curated from Earth as Art, courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data.

Acquired 2009-08-31Landsat 5

OA-052

Impact

Africa

Landsat 5

Acquired 2009-08-31

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 3

Tin Bider is an ancient and eroded meteor crater on the Tin Rhert Plateau in the Algerian Sahara. Tin Bider is nearly 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) in diameter and was caused by a meteorite impact in this region of northern Africa roughly 70 million years ago. The other streaks near the crater are unrelated to the impact event. These rock folds are geologic features older than the crater.

Curated from

U.S. Geological Survey — Earth as Art 3. Imagery in the public domain; the edit and sequencing are Orbital Artifacts’.

Limited edition

25 of 25 remaining

Available as

Not yet in the shop. Get in touch → for commissions or an early print of this scene.

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No Man's Land

OA-051

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Island Rebound

OA-053