Amguid crater explained

Amguid crater
Map:	Algeria
Location:	Sahara
Confidence:	Confirmed
Diameter:	500–
Depth:	65m (213feet)
Age:	<1 Ma Pleistocene
Exposed:	Yes
Drilled:	No
Country:	Algeria
State:	Tamanrasset Province

Amguid is a meteorite crater in Algeria.^[1]

It is approximately 500mto530mm (1,600feetto1,740feetm) 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.

The crater was discovered by Europeans in 1948^[2] and the first scientific description was made by Jean-Phillippe Lefranc in 1969.

See also

• List of impact craters in Africa

Further reading

• Koeberl, C., African meteorite impact craters: Characteristics and geological importance. Journal of African Earth Sciences, v. 18, pp. 263–295. 1994
• Lambert, P., McHone, J.F. Jr., Dietz, R.S. and Houfani,M., Impact and impact-like structures in Algeria. Part I. Four bowl-shaped depressions. Meteoritics, v. 15, pp. 157–179. 1980
• Lefranc, J. -P., Exploration of a meteorite crater at Amguid (Mouydir, central Sahara). Academie des Sciences, Paris, Comptes Rendus, Serie D, v. 268, pp. 900–902. 1969
• McHone, J. F. Jr., Lambert, P., Dietz, R.S. and Briedj,M., Impact structures in Algeria (abstract). Meteoritics, v. 15, pp. 331–332. 1980

External links

• All Africa
• Magharebia

Notes and References

1. Amguid . 2009-08-12 .
2. Web site: Amguid crater. 10 February 2013 . Wondermondo.