Gebel Edmonstone

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This astronaut photo of Gebel Edmonstone has been processed to enhance color variations in the various rock and soil units (more information).

Gebel (Mount) Edmonstone is a flat-topped mesa located near the Dahkla Oasis south of Cairo, Egypt. It is a remnant of an eroding scarp that extends for over 200 kilometers (125 miles) east-southeast to west-northwest. The flat caprock of both the scarp and Mount Edmonstone is chalky limestone underlain by fossil-bearing shale and fine-grained sedimentary rocks.

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• Gebel Edmonstone, Egypt. NASA Earth Observatory. Retrieved on 2006-05-19.

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