Discovery of a double impact crater in Libya: The astrobleme of Arkenu

Philippe Paillou; Ake Rosenqvist; Jean Marie Malezieux; Bruno Reynard; Tom Farr; Essam Heggy

doi:10.1016/j.crte.2003.09.008

Discovery of a double impact crater in Libya: The astrobleme of Arkenu

Philippe Paillou^*, Ake Rosenqvist, Jean Marie Malezieux, Bruno Reynard, Tom Farr, Essam Heggy

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Abstract

Using orbital imaging radar, we detected a double circular structure, located in the southeastern part of the Libyan Desert, which is partially hidden under sandy sediments. Fieldwork confirmed it to be an unknown double impact crater, each crater having a diameter of about 10 km, younger than 140 Ma. Sampling on the site enabled the observation of quantities of shatter cone structures and impact breccias containing planar fractures.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1059-1069
Number of pages	11
Journal	Comptes Rendus - Geoscience
Volume	335
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crte.2003.09.008
Publication status	Published - Dec 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arkenu
Crater
Impact
Libya
Radar

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