Temimichat Crater
Temimichat Crater is located in Mauritania
Temimichat Crater
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceProposed
Diameter700 metres (2,300 ft)
CountryMauritania

Temimichat is a proposed impact crater in Mauritania.[1]

Details

The Temimichat crater is located in northern Mauritania and has been listed together with other Mauritanian craters or crater-like features. Its diameter is about 700 metres (2,300 ft). According to Pomerol (1967), mafic rocks have been found in the area.[2] Its age is still unknown, but the present erosional level suggests a relatively old age of formation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ A. P. Rossi; A. Baliva & E. Piluso (2003). "New Evidences of an Impact Origin for Temimichat Crater, Mauritania" (PDF). Lunar and Planetary Science. Lunar and Planetary Institute. XXXIV.
  2. ↑ Norbert Brügge. "The so-called impact craters of Mauritania: Aouelloul, Tenoumer and Temimichat".

24°15′N 9°39′W / 24.250°N 9.650°W / 24.250; -9.650 (Temimichat)


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