PIX4658959: Eastern Africa seen by satellite - View obtained by Terra satellite in January 2003 from the Eastern Africa region. The Afar, the junction point of three tectonic plates, the Arabic plate, the Somali plate and the African plate, is visible at the top right along the Red Sea. Ethiopia covers most of the image, crossed by the great African Rift that continues south towards Kenya / Bridgeman Images
PIX4659122: Space shuttle Endeavour over Mauritania - Space shuttle above Richat structure, Mauritania - Space shuttle Endeavour seen above the Richat structure, a geological formation of volcanic origin, in Mauritania. Image obtained from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2002. The space shuttle Endeavour above the Richat Structure, a geological formation in the Maur Adrar Desert in the African country of Mauritania. Although it resemble an impact crater, the Richat Structure formed when a volcanic dome hardened and gradually eroded, exposing the onion - like layers of rock. Image taken from the international space station (ISS) in 2002 / Bridgeman Images