This is actually a huge crater (makhtesh in Hebrew), said to be the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 40 km (24 miles) by 9 km (51.2 miles), and resembling a crosebetween the Grand Canyon in America and a giant pitted moonscape.
The crater is large enough that an entire town is situated within it.
mnli hypothesis: The crater is large enough that an entire town is situated within it. premise: This is actually a huge crater (makhtesh in Hebrew), said to be the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 40 km (24 miles) by 9 km (51.2 miles), and resembling a crosebetween the Grand Canyon in America and a giant pitted moonscape.