Makhtesh Ramon, Israel, World's largest erosion cirque

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 11 February 2019 at 15:40:07 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 23 February 2019 at 15:40:07 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 25 February 2019 at 08:19:19 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 07 March 2019 at 15:40:07 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Landform, geology, erosion, river, Israel, Negev desert
Fig. 1 - S2 (25.02.2019) - 12,11,2 colour composite - Makhtesh Ramon is located near the Egyptian (west) and Jordanian (east) borders.
2D view
Being 40 km long, 2–10 km wide and over 500 m deep, Makhtesh Ramon is the largest erosion cirque in the World, the only drained by two rivers.
Fig. 2 - S2 (25.02.2019) - 11,8,2 colour composite - At its S-W end lies the 1037 m high Mt Ramon, highest point in the Negev highlands.
3D view
Fig. 3 - S1 (mean 11, 23.02.2019 & 07.03.2019) - neg(vh,vv,vh) - The bottom eroded faster than the walls, revealing 200 Myears old layers.
3D view
Fig. 4 - S2 (25.02.2019) - 8,4,3 colour composite - This makhtesh contains thousands of ammonite fossils, volcanic & metamorphic rocks.
3D view
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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