Scoria cones and lava flows of the Manda Gargori rift are seen across this December 2019 Planet Labs satellite image monthly mosaic (N is at the top; this image is approximately 9.5 km across).The rift is one of the younger segments in the Red Sea area and NW-SE trending faults are visible through the image. Ridges of older lava flows are visible between the lighter-colored sediment. A tuff ring is visible south of the younger lavas.

Satellite image courtesy of Planet Labs Inc., 2019 (https://www.planet.com/).

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Keywords: scoria cone | rift zone | lava flow | crater | tuff ring

Manda Gargori