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Earth from space: Massive field of ancient lava casts an eerie, gold-specked shadow in the Sahara

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The Haruj volcanic field, in central Libya , contains roughly 150 extinct volcanoes.

Some of the volcanic rocks are up to 6 million years old, while others were left by eruptions as recently as a few thousand years ago .

The field is extremely uneven, with areas where multiple eruptions have caused layers of rock to pile up above their surroundings.