Temimichat_Crater

Temimichat Crater

Temimichat Crater

Proposed impact crater in Mauritania

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

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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.

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References

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

24°15′N 9°39′W


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