Mount Conner in the arid heart of Australia’s Northern Territory

iss074e0046183 (Jan. 4, 2025) --- Mount Conner, in the arid heart of Australia’s Northern Territory—also known as the Red Centre—is a flat-topped mesa and an erosional remnant whose distinct formation took shape approximately 100 million years ago. It resembles an impact crater because it sits on a broad, eroded plain with shallow depressions, while the surrounding terrain was shaped by millions of years of weathering and erosion. The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above the island continent when this photograph was taken. Credit: NASA/Chris Williams.