Amir Aloni - Aerial photographyMakhtesh – a crater generated due to unique conditions – is a unique geological phenomenon peculiar to the Negev and Sinai deserts. The largest is Makhtesh Ramon, where nature has exposed a series of singular geological phenomena Nature also created a rich habitat of plant and wildlife in Makhtesh Ramon. One can also find in it an abundance of archaeological sites – strongholds, caravansaries, ancient roads, and relics of ancient agriculture from the times of the kings of Judea and the Nabateans.
The makhtesh was initially a hump-shaped mountain. Erosion by water and climatic forces first flatten the mountain, revealing soft rocks which were once covered by thick layers of much harder rocks. Approximately five million years ago, the Arava Rift Valley was formed, with rivers changing their courses, and starting to carve out the inside of the crater. The crater bottom, made of the soft rocks, continued to deepen at a much faster rate than the surrounding walls, which gradually increased in height. As the crater deepened, more layers of ancient rock were exposed with rocks at the bottom of the crater being the oldest exposed sedimentary rocks in Israel (from the Triassic period). Today, the crater is 350m deep. Its maximum length and width are 40km and 9km respectfully.
Opened in 2013, the new Mitzpe Ramon Visitor Center is set on the northern cliffs of Machtesh Ramon, and tells the geological story behind this unique and amazing work of nature. It offers a stunning view of the crater and also serves as a museum and memorial for Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first astronaut who died in 2003 when the Shuttle Columbia disintegrated when re-entering the earth’s atmosphere.
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Ramon Crater(Machtesh Ramon) Aerial ViewAmir Aloni - Aerial photography2015-10-05 | Makhtesh – a crater generated due to unique conditions – is a unique geological phenomenon peculiar to the Negev and Sinai deserts. The largest is Makhtesh Ramon, where nature has exposed a series of singular geological phenomena Nature also created a rich habitat of plant and wildlife in Makhtesh Ramon. One can also find in it an abundance of archaeological sites – strongholds, caravansaries, ancient roads, and relics of ancient agriculture from the times of the kings of Judea and the Nabateans.
The makhtesh was initially a hump-shaped mountain. Erosion by water and climatic forces first flatten the mountain, revealing soft rocks which were once covered by thick layers of much harder rocks. Approximately five million years ago, the Arava Rift Valley was formed, with rivers changing their courses, and starting to carve out the inside of the crater. The crater bottom, made of the soft rocks, continued to deepen at a much faster rate than the surrounding walls, which gradually increased in height. As the crater deepened, more layers of ancient rock were exposed with rocks at the bottom of the crater being the oldest exposed sedimentary rocks in Israel (from the Triassic period). Today, the crater is 350m deep. Its maximum length and width are 40km and 9km respectfully.
Opened in 2013, the new Mitzpe Ramon Visitor Center is set on the northern cliffs of Machtesh Ramon, and tells the geological story behind this unique and amazing work of nature. It offers a stunning view of the crater and also serves as a museum and memorial for Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first astronaut who died in 2003 when the Shuttle Columbia disintegrated when re-entering the earth’s atmosphere.
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To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email: amira1959@gmail.com This video filmed in 4k 50fpsJerusalem aerial photography 2017Amir Aloni - Aerial photography2019-01-06 | Jerusalem from above. To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email: amira1959@gmail.com This video filmed in 4k 50fpsMount Tabor 2018Amir Aloni - Aerial photography2019-01-06 | To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email: amira1959@gmail.com 4k.YouTube Live Streaming from DJI PHANTOM 4 PROAmir Aloni - Aerial photography2017-12-12 | ...Neta & Dor Save the dateAmir Aloni - Aerial photography2016-07-10 | ...Northen Arava wadis - Aerial view- Israel-spring 2016Amir Aloni - Aerial photography2016-06-04 | Aerial photographs of northen Arava Wadis after recent rains of winter. Taken with a Dji p3p drone. Watch on 4K.
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To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email amira1959@gmail.comJudean Desert MonasteriesAmir Aloni - Aerial photography2015-12-05 | Arial view of 3 monasteries in the Judean Desert Mar Saba-located in the wadi Kidron Faran - located in Ein Prat Wadi Kelt St. George - located in Wadi Kelt
To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.comזרימת ביוב בנחל אוג 13.11.15Amir Aloni - Aerial photography2015-11-13 | ...כינרתAmir Aloni - Aerial photography2015-10-30 | Aerial Video StreamingQumran cavesAmir Aloni - Aerial photography2015-09-30 | תיאורThe Qumran Park is where the fascinating connection is made between the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were found in the Qumran Caves, and the people of the sect of the Essenes who lived here. The Qumran Scrolls were discovered in 1946 by a Bedouin shepherd who went to look for a missing goat and instead found a cave which contained scrolls hidden inside pottery jars. This find led to the discovery of more than 700 scrolls in the area. These findings shed light on the lives of the people of the Dead Sea sects who lived in the area at the time of the rule of the House of the Hasmoneans. These people led here secluded and ascetic lives, far from any human settlement. Among the scrolls are the earliest manuscripts of the Old Testament and they were preserved exceptionally well due to the desert weather conditions in the area.כדורים פורחים בגלבועAmir Aloni - Aerial photography2015-09-30 | ...אזור החיפושים אחר אמיר אוחנה באומןAmir Aloni - Aerial photography2015-09-19 | צילום: עמיר אלוני משלחת זק"א באומן18 בספטמבר 2015Amir Aloni - Aerial photography2015-09-18 | ...אומן צילם עמיר אלוני משלחת זקא לאומןAmir Aloni - Aerial photography2015-09-18 | ...Storks fly in thermals-Israel 2015Amir Aloni - Aerial photography2015-09-12 | Storks fly in thermals on the way south to Afrika after several days of heavy haze that existed over all the countries in the region
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To use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts, please email licensing@storyful.comDead Sea-IsraelAmir Aloni - Aerial photography2015-07-27 | For millennia, the salty, mineral-rich waters of the Dead Sea have drawn visitors and health pilgrims to its shores. But in recent years, Sinkholes have been opening up without warning along its banks, The Dead Sea is famous for is extreme salinity (34 percent salt, almost 10 times as salty as the ocean), and for having the lowest elevation on Earth, at 429 meters below sea level.
But for the past few decades, the sea has been shrinking rapidly, due to the diversion of water from the Jordan River (which feeds the Dead Sea) , the evaporation and mineral mining from its waters in the south. The water's surface is currently receding by about 1 m per year.
This short video can be viewed from above in the western region of the Dead Sea and enjoy the stunning views showing the results fall in the water level of the Dead Sea and the formation of sinkholes.