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Orbiting astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured remarkable imagery of an unusual white formation in the heart of Africa’s largest desert. This conspicuous marking, visible from space, sits atop an isolated volcanic peak in northern Chad, creating a stark contrast against the surrounding dark volcanic rocks. Volcanic remnants hide ancient climate secrets The Emi Koussi stratovolcano rises more than 3,400 meters …

NASA’s Sahara Shock: The Desert’s Mysterious Greening Sparks Fierce Battle Between Climate Optimists, Deniers, and Geopolitical Hawks  Rude Baguette Source link

Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would make them the first identified fragments of the solar system’s innermost planet. The least studied and most mysterious of the solar system’s rocky planets, Mercury is so close to the sun that exploring it is difficult even for probes. Only …