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The Red Comb: Namib Desert Bears Scar From Meteor Impact

Michael Hawthorne

NAMIBIA – In the vastness of one of the world’s oldest deserts lies a relatively recent geologic feature: the Roter Kamm crater (“Red Comb” in German). An astronaut onboard the International Space Station photographed the crater while orbiting over the Namib Desert. It is approximately 130 meters (430 feet)…

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