WAS MT. SINAI A VOLCANO?  DISCOVERIES AFFECTING THE INTERPRETATION OF EXODUS

Introduction | Early Exploration | Geology | Parting Remarks
East Al Jaw | Ash Cones | West Al Jaw | Tadra

1962 Corona CIA satellite pass over Western Al Jaw basin

 

 

 

 


Declassified CIA Photo  1962
  

This is a photo of the western side of Al Jaw and Tadra as reported by Aloise 
Musil and marked by British cartographers on an aeronautical chart.  Tadra is 
the sandstone mesa in the lower left portion of the photo.  On the Tadra page there is an 
enlarged image of the volcano Hala 'l Bedr atop Tadra.