The Eye of the Sahara is a geological marvel, but it also holds archaeological significance, according to Geographical, a magazine published by the U.K.'s Royal Geographical Society.

For scale, the tiny dots on the south side of the bullseye are trees and bushes. Image credit: ESA/JAXA. ... The desert creates gorgeous structures, and the Eye of the Sahara is no exception.

Modern astronauts are fond of the Eye because so much of the Sahara Desert is an unbroken sea of sand. The Eye is one of the few breaks in the monotony, and now it's become a key landmark for them.

This spectacular ancient geological formation was used in the 1960s by Gemini astronauts as a landmark. Geologists initially believed the Eye of the Sahara, aka the Richat Structure, to be an ...

CONSPIRACY theorists believe they have found the lost city of Atlantis – and it is supposedly located in the Sahara Desert. By Sean Martin 16:36, Thu, Sep 6, 2018 | UPDATED: 16:42, Thu, Sep 6, 2018 ...

Some believe it’s an ancient crash site. Sure enough, the photo has gotten more than 2,800 reactions and comments as of July 19, including from some who assumed it was extraterrestrial in origin.

“Dubbed ‘the Eye of Sahara’ for its rings, the diameter of the structure spans about 25 miles,” the Goddard Space Flight Center ... “Some think this might be the lost city of Atlantis, ...

“Dubbed ‘the Eye of Sahara’ for its rings, the diameter of the structure spans about 25 miles,” the Goddard Space Flight Center ... “Some think this might be the lost city of Atlantis, ...