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    The structe de Richat
    Our incredible night spotView from the edgeElfi and Joe (Unimog) at sunriseThe next day. Discussing how we are going to get into the structure.We decide to drive DOWN this steep slope into the structure.Tommy drives first to build up our courageAcross the plain and then an incredible sand storm beginsAcross the plain and then an incredible sand storm beginsTomm has got stuck. All men to the rescue with shovels and sand railsPelting sand! Artificial intelligence has improved the bad visibility!Sand storm getting stronger and strongerTommy has dug-in again! All shovels to the rescue!Shovel team returning to our vehicles.We lower our tire pressure from 5 bars to 1 bar to be able to cross this soft sandOh No! Tommy is stuck a third time. Nerves are blank. The wind and sand are pelting in the stormSand pelting along

    Structure de Richat, "eye of the Sahara"

    15. december 2025, Mauretanien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    The Richat structure, also "eye of the Sahara", is a 50km wide structure and no one knows what it is,
    A volcano?
    A huge big bubble during when the world was created?
    Hundreds of geologists since the 60ies, when it was discovered from outer space have not got anywhere closer to a solution.
    Today we speeded ahead through the sand an had the night for us alone on the edge of this incredible space in the desert.

    The next morning a sand storm hits us. While the others continue in to the center of the structure, Elfi and I decide to head to Ouadane    Læs mere

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