JPEG. that can be … Published February 5, 2018. ... Emi Koussi and Wind Grooves. The dark volcanic rocks of the volcano provide a sharp contrast to the underlying tan and light brown sandstone exposed to the west, south, and east (image lower left, lower right, and upper right). Eastern TVC: Continued formation of the Emi Koussi fissure shield and the Emi Koussi central shield volcano, both at diminished speed of effusion. The circular Aorounga Impact Crater is located approximately 110 kilometers to the southeast of Emi Koussi and has its origin in forces from above rather than eruptions from below. The extinct volcano towers over the Sahara Desert and is one of the few volcanoes (or volcano corpses?) Central TVC: Minor eruption at Ehi Mousgou. Snow around Moscow. This astronaut photograph highlights the entire volcanic structure. Emi Koussi volcano in Chad. It is the highest mountain in Chad, and the highest in the Sahara. The large Emi Koussi volcano is located in northern Chad at the southeastern end of the Tibesti Range. ISS026-E-017074 (11 Jan. 2011) --- Emi Koussi volcano in Chad is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 26 crew member on the International Space Station. Related images: 800 x 600 57 KB - JPEG. Emi Koussi is a shield-like volcano 60-70 km diameter. According to scientists, the Aorounga structure is thought to record a meteor impact approximately 345-370 million years ago. Emi Koussi. The summit contains a caldera 11 x 15 km diameter. Like other volcanoes on this list, it’s not a rift volcano, and it’s certainly not a subduction volcano. Emi Koussi sits almost directly in the center of the Sahara Desert in the nation of Chad. Western TVC: Tarso Toussidé becomes a nested caldera in a series of eruptions and birth of Ehi Sosso. 720 x 480 JPEG. Eruption of Kadovar, Papua New Guinea. Emi Koussi is a high pyroclastic shield volcano that lies at the south end of the Tibesti Mountains in the central Sahara of northern Chad. The most recent eruptions in the caldera produced three maars, and numerous cinder cones and lava flows. Emi Koussi and Wind Grooves. Young volcanic features of the Emi Koussi, including lava flows and scoria cones are also thought to be less than 2 million years old. English: The broad Emi Koussi volcano is a shield volcano located in northern Chad, at the south-eastern end of the Tibesti Range. There are no historical records of eruptions at Emi Koussi, but there is an active thermal area on the southern side of the volcano. Emi Koussi, when viewed from the air (or photographed from space), looks like something you might see on Mars, rather than Earth. Toussidé (also known as Tarso Toussidé) is a potentially active stratovolcano in Chad.Toussidé lies in the Tibesti Mountains, the large Yirrigué caldera and the smaller Trou au Natron and Doon Kidimi craters are close to it. The volcano is one of several in the Tibesti massif, and reaches 3445 m in altitude, rising 2.3 km above the surrounding sandstone plains. Further reading Emi Koussi has been described by astronauts as the easiest of all the Earth’s landmarks to identify from orbit. It has an elevation of 3,265 m (10,712 ft) above sea level. Volcanoes of the World (VOTW) - Emi Koussi (225021) Citation. 5. Emi Koussi was the single volcano chosen to replicate the conditions on Mars – what else needs to be said? Published February 6, 2018. Eruption of Kadovar, Papua New Guinea. Eastern TVC: Formation of nested calderas on Emi Koussi.