Aorounga Impact Crater -- Sightseeing with Google Satellite Maps

Aorounga Impact Crater

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From: barbatus
Thu Aug 18 04:21:49 -0700 2005

Looks like a ground down volcano crater, doesn't it? (And there is a younger volcano just to the North-West.)

From: TexasAndroid
Thu Aug 18 07:48:51 -0700 2005

From: barbatus
Thu Aug 18 12:40:19 -0700 2005

Cool, thanks!

But what is that strange black hole (located in Lybia, some 500 miles N-N-W from our crater)?

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=24.901385,17.775879&spn=0.775083,1.035873&t=k&hl=en

From: tedder
Thu Aug 18 13:58:55 -0700 2005

I'll update the listing name.

From: Mark
Thu Aug 18 14:25:35 -0700 2005

In this view:

http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=24.821639,17.617950&spn=0.420356,0.643181&t=k&hl=en

The black hole looks like a gorilla lying on his back, looking to the northwest

From: TexasAndroid
Fri Aug 19 07:42:47 -0700 2005

The "Strange Black hole" is an ancient volcanic flow, known as Was Namus.

More info at http://www.fjexpeditions.com/frameset/waunamus.htm

From: TexasAndroid
Fri Aug 19 09:31:37 -0700 2005

Wau Namus, actually. Sigh.

From: barbatus
Fri Aug 19 15:46:46 -0700 2005

Great! Thank you very much. I've just created an entry for that beauty.