Amguid crater
Amguid is a meteorite crater in Algeria.[1]
It is approximately 500 – 530 m in diameter,[2] approximately 65 m deep and the age is estimated to be less than 100,000 years and is probably Pleistocene. The crater is exposed at the surface.
Crater was discovered by Europeans in 1948,[2] first scientific description was made by Jean-Phillippe Lefranc in 1969.
See also
- http://allafrica.com/stories/201311150749.html
- http://magharebia.com/fr/articles/awi/features/2013/11/14/feature-04
References
- ↑ "Amguid". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- 1 2 "Amguid crater". Wondermondo.
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Coordinates: 26°5′16″N 4°23′43″E / 26.08778°N 4.39528°E
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