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Hydrocarbon Potentials in the Northern Western Desert of Egypt

Geophysical Field Investigation of a Potential Hyper-arid Desert Analog to Mars: the Western Desert of Egypt

MARS: THE WESTERN DESERT OF EGYPT. C. L. Dinwiddie, S. K. Sandberg, R. N. McGinnis, and R. E. Grimm, Department of Earth, Material, and Planetary Sciences, Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238 ([email protected]), 116 Sycamore St. NE, No.6, Albuquerque, NM 87106, Department of Space Studies, Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut St., No.400, Boulder CO 80...

Preliminary Analysis of Color Variations of Sand Deposits in the Western Desert of Egypt

Astronaut observations and photographs of color variations in the Western Desert of Egypt are related to both iron oxide coalings on individual grains and the presence of locally derived material in the sand deposits. The results of four field trips, to Baharîya Oasis, Sîwa Oasis, Khârga and Dakhla Oases, and the Great Sand Sea, enable more detailed interpretations of colors photographed during...

A revision of the Upper Cretaceous lepidosirenid lungfishes from the Quseir Formation, Western Desert, central Egypt

We evaluate new lungfish remains from the Upper Cretaceous Quseir Formation in the Western Dessert of southern Egypt. Taxa include Lavocatodus protopteroides, L. humei, L. giganteus, and Protopterus nigeriensis. We treat Lavocatodus as members of Lepidosirenidae based on the presence of a well-defined medial articular surface, in the absence of a symphyseal surface of corresponding prearticular...

Eolian Features in the Western Desert of Egypt and Some Applications to Mars

Relations of landform types to wind regimes, bedrock composition, sediment supply, and topography are shown by field studies and satellite photographs of the Western Desert of Egypt. This desert, which lies at the core of the largest hyperarid region on earth, provides analogs of Martian wind-formed features. These include sand dunes, alternating light and dark streaks, knob 'shadows,' and yard...