Earth:Gabal Edmonstone

Short description: Mountain in Cairo, Egypt

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

Gabal Edmonstone is a flat-topped mesa located near the Dakhla Oasis south of Cairo, Egypt. It is a remnant of an eroding scarp that extends for over 200 kilometers (120 mi) 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.

References

• "Gebel Edmonstone, Egypt". NASA Earth Observatory. Archived from the original on 2006-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20061001060144/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16714. Retrieved 2006-05-19.