In this shuttle view,
the narrow, extremely circular rim of the crater serves as a prominent
landmark in the southern Namib Desert. The mountains to the east of the
crater are the Auris-Berge. The reddish reflection of the low Sun on the
desert sand illustrates the reason for the name of the structure (“rot”
is German for “red”). Right
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