Global InformationAorounga crater information
| Aorounga crater | |
|---|---|
 Synthetic Aperture Radar image of the Aorounga crater | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 12.6 km (7.8 mi) |
| Age | <345 Ma <Early Carboniferous |
| Exposed | Yes |
| Drilled | No |
| Location | |
| Location | Sahara |
| Coordinates | 19°6′N 19°15′E / 19.100°N 19.250°E |
| Country | Chad |
| State | Borkou |
  Location of the crater in Chad | |
Aorounga is an eroded meteorite impact crater in Chad, Africa. The exposed remnant of the crater is 12.6 km (7.8 mi) in diameter and its age is estimated to be less than 345 million years (Carboniferous or younger).[1][2]
- ^ "Aorounga". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ VINCENT P.M., BEAUVILAIN A., 1996. Découverte d'un nouveau cratère d'impact météoritique en Afrique : l'astroblème de Gweni-Fada (Ennedi, Sahara du Tchad). C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, t. 323, série II a, pp. 987-997.*[1] Archived 2016-04-02 at the Wayback Machine