Earth:List of impact craters in Africa

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Aerial view of Roter Kamm crater (2017)
Bird's eye view of Tswaing Crater (2008)

Confirmed impact craters

List of impact craters in Africa is located in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
List of impact craters in Africa
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Locations of confirmed impact craters in Africa, maximum ages:
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This list of impact craters in Africa includes all 20 confirmed impact craters as listed in the Earth Impact Database. These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to an estimate of original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present surface features.

Name Location Diameter
(km) 		Age (years) Coordinates
Agoudal[1] Morocco 3? 105 ka? [ ⚑ ] 31°59′N 5°30′W / 31.983°N 5.5°W / 31.983; -5.5 (Agoudal)
Amguid Algeria 0.45 < 100,000 [ ⚑ ] 26°5′N 4°24′E / 26.083°N 4.4°E / 26.083; 4.4 (Amguid)
Aorounga Chad 12.6 < 345 million [ ⚑ ] 19°6′N 19°15′E / 19.1°N 19.25°E / 19.1; 19.25 (Aorounga)
Aouelloul Mauritania 0.39 3.0 ± 0.3 million [ ⚑ ] 20°15′N 12°41′W / 20.25°N 12.683°W / 20.25; -12.683 (Aouelloul)
BP Structure Libya 2 < 120 million [ ⚑ ] 25°19′N 24°19′E / 25.317°N 24.317°E / 25.317; 24.317 (BP Structure)
Bosumtwi Ghana 10.5 1.07 million [ ⚑ ] 6°30′N 1°25′W / 6.5°N 1.417°W / 6.5; -1.417 (Bosumtwi)
Gweni-Fada Chad 14 < 345 million [ ⚑ ] 17°25′N 21°45′E / 17.417°N 21.75°E / 17.417; 21.75 (Gweni-Fada)
Kalkkop South Africa 0.64 0.25 million [ ⚑ ] 32°43′S 24°26′E / 32.717°S 24.433°E / -32.717; 24.433 (Kalkkop)
Kamil Egypt 0.045 < 2000 [ ⚑ ] 22°1′6″N 26°5′15″E / 22.01833°N 26.0875°E / 22.01833; 26.0875 (Kamil)
Kgagodi Botswana 3.5 < 180 million [ ⚑ ] 22°29′S 27°35′E / 22.483°S 27.583°E / -22.483; 27.583 (Kgagodi)
Luizi DRC 17 < 575 million [ ⚑ ] 10°10′S 28°00′E / 10.167°S 28°E / -10.167; 28 (Luizi)
Morokweng South Africa 70 145.0 ± 0.8 million [ ⚑ ] 26°28′S 23°32′E / 26.467°S 23.533°E / -26.467; 23.533 (Morokweng)
Oasis Libya 18 < 120 million [ ⚑ ] 24°35′N 24°24′E / 24.583°N 24.4°E / 24.583; 24.4 (Oasis)
Ouarkziz Algeria 3.5 < 70 million [ ⚑ ] 29°0′N 7°33′W / 29°N 7.55°W / 29; -7.55 (Ouarkziz)
Roter Kamm Namibia 2.5 3.7 ± 0.3 million [ ⚑ ] 27°46′S 16°18′E / 27.767°S 16.3°E / -27.767; 16.3 (Roter Kamm)
Talemzane Algeria 1.75 < 3 million [ ⚑ ] 33°19′N 4°2′E / 33.317°N 4.033°E / 33.317; 4.033 (Talemzane)
Tenoumer Mauritania 1.9 1.57 ± 0.14 million [ ⚑ ] 22°55′N 10°24′W / 22.917°N 10.4°W / 22.917; -10.4 (Tenoumer)
Tin Bider Algeria 6 < 70 million [ ⚑ ] 27°36′N 5°7′E / 27.6°N 5.117°E / 27.6; 5.117 (Tin Bider)
Tswaing
(previously Pretoria Saltpan) 		South Africa 1.13 0.220 ± 0.052 million [ ⚑ ] 25°24′30″S 28°04′58″E / 25.40833°S 28.08278°E / -25.40833; 28.08278 (Tswaing)
Vredefort South Africa 300 2023 ± 4 million [ ⚑ ] 27°0′S 27°30′E / 27°S 27.5°E / -27; 27.5 (Vredefort)

Unconfirmed impact craters

The following craters are officially considered "unconfirmed" because they are not listed in the Earth Impact Database. Due to stringent requirements regarding evidence and peer-reviewed publication, newly discovered craters or those with difficulty collecting evidence generally are known for some time before becoming listed. However, entries on the unconfirmed list could still have an impact origin disproven.

Name Location Diameter Age Coordinates
Kebira Gilf Kebir region, Egypt 31 km 100 million [ ⚑ ] 24°40′N 24°58′E / 24.667°N 24.967°E / 24.667; 24.967 (Kebira)
Temimichat[2] Mauritania 0.75 km unknown [ ⚑ ] 24°15′N 9°39′W / 24.25°N 9.65°W / 24.25; -9.65 (Temimichat)
Wembo-Nyama ring structure[3][4] DR Congo 36–46 km (est.) 60 million [ ⚑ ] 3°37′52″S 24°31′07″E / 3.63111°S 24.51861°E / -3.63111; 24.51861 (Wembo-Nyama ring structure)
Mahas1[5] Northern, Sudan 2.85 km Unknown [ ⚑ ] 20°01′53″N 30°13′48″E / 20.03139°N 30.23°E / 20.03139; 30.23 (Mahas)
Circular feature with clear ca. rim 300 m above ground level centred around the hamlet of Baw Blue Nile State 5 km Unknown [ ⚑ ] 11°20′00″N 30°03′00″E / 11.3333333°N 30.05°E / 11.3333333; 30.05 (Baw)
Circular Feature [6] North-Central Niger 10 km Unknown 21°21′14.56″N 9° 8′32.24″E
Vélingara circular structure[7] Kolda Region, Senegal 48 km Unknown [ ⚑ ] 13°00′00″N 14°08′00″W / 13°N 14.1333333°W / 13; -14.1333333 (Vélingara circular structure)
Topographic map of the potential impact structure around Baw, Blue Nile State / Sudan

Notes

1Mahas was anonymously added Jan 2015, but the coordinates do show a convincing impact-like structure.

It appears to me there is also an impact crater several miles in diameter, approximately 40-45 miles to the SE of Tete, Mozambique. But this only based from an aerial inspection from Google Earth and not from any ground inspection or geological verification.

See also

References

  1. ↑ CHENNAOUI AOUDJEHANE, H., EL KERNI, H., REIMOLD, W., BARATOUX, D., KOEBERL, C., BOULEY, S., and AOUDJEHANE, M. (2016). "The Agoudal (High Atlas Mountains, Morocco) shatter cone conundrum: A recent meteorite fall onto the remnant of an impact site". Meteoritics & Planetary Science, pp.1-22, 2016.
  2. ↑ A. P. Rossi; A. Baliva; E. Piluso (2003). "New Evidences of an Impact Origin for Temimichat Crater, Mauritania". Lunar and Planetary Science (Lunar and Planetary Institute) XXXIV: 1882. Bibcode: 2003LPI....34.1882R. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2003/pdf/1882.pdf. 
  3. ↑ G. Monegato; M. Massironi; E. Martellato (2010). "The Ring Structure of Wembo-Nyama (Eastern Kasai, R.D. Congo): A Possible Impact Crater in Central Africa". Lunar and Planetary Science (Lunar and Planetary Institute) XLI (1533): 1601. Bibcode: 2010LPI....41.1601M. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2010/pdf/1601.pdf. 
  4. ↑ "Ring may be giant 'impact crater'". BBC News. 2010-03-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8526093.stm. 
  5. ↑ New Desert Crater Found Using Google Maps and Free Software
  6. ↑ Lobpries, Trey A.; Lapen, Thomas J. (October 2018). "Remote sensing evidence for a possible 10 kilometer in diameter impact structure in north-central Niger". Journal of African Earth Sciences 150: 673–684. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.09.020. ISSN 1464-343X. 
  7. ↑ S. Wade, M. Barbieri, J. Lichtenegger (2001) The Velingara Circular Structure Esa Bulletin June 2001

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