Astronauts spot an ancient heart-shaped oasis in Egypt just in time for Valentine's Day

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Thank the 'engineering kings' of ancient Egypt for this geographical heartthrob.

Soaring 250 miles over Earth, astronauts aboard the International Space Station looked down on our planet last May and saw a heart-shaped oasis blooming in the Egyptian desert.

Today , our friends in space are sharing the striking image as a special Valentine for the whole planet, courtesy of NASA's Earth Observatory website. Known as the Faiyum Oasis, this lush heart in the desert is actually a broad wetland basin that extends over 450 square miles (1,200…

 

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Nope; just looks like a blob to me.

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