The 'Eye of Africa', a geological phenomenon in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania, a country in northern Africa, peers up in this satellite image. The Richat structure, as it is also known ...

Our beautiful planet: The eye of Africa 11/24/2017 November 24, 2017. The eye of Africa is a huge rock formation in the Sahara that is visible from space. But some mystery still surrounds its origins.

Deep within the vast expanse of the Sahara Desert lies an enormous, circular formation spanning nearly 50 kilometers—an awe-inspiring landmark known as the Richat Structure, or the Eye of Africa.