Image taken on 22 February 1988 using LANDSAT data., Aorounga Meteor Impact Crater, Chad, True Colour Satellite Image Scarica foto di attualità Premium ad elevata risoluzione da Getty Images EMBED. The Aorounga impact structure in northern Chad is 12.6 kilometres (7.8 miles) in diameter, large enough to display a central peak and more than one concentric ring. The crater was formed by a meteorite impact. Duncan Cowan. I 'rutted Great Brltaltl. Aorounga è un cratere nel centro e nel nord del Ciad, nel deserto del Sahara. Gordon Cooper. Feb 4, 2018 - This Pin was discovered by Lori Johnston. The exposed remnant of the crater is 12.6 km in diameter and its age is estimated to be less than 345 million years (Carboniferous or younger). The crater is accompanied by two nearby circular features revealed by Space Shuttle SIR-C radar. Dec 22, 2011 - Aorounga is an eroded meteorite impact crater that formed 2-300 million years ago in an area of the Sahara Desert, northern Chad, in Africa, when a comet or asteroid with a 1 mile diameter hit the crust of Earth. The impact of an asteroid or comet several hundred million years ago left scars in the landscape that are still visible in this spaceborne radar image of an area in the Sahara Desert of northern Chad. It is 17 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 200 million years. Aorounga is an eroded meteorite impact crater in Chad, Africa. Aorounga and Gweni Fada impact structures, Chad: Remote sensing, petrography, and geochemistry of target rocks ... Reimold 2002): the 14 km in diameter Gweni Fada complex crater in Chad (see below), the 3.4 km in diameter Kgagodi basin structure in Botswana (Bra ndt et al. Space Radar of Image Aorounga Impact Crater, Chad From NASA's Planetary Photojournal The impact of an asteroid or comet several hundred million years ago left scars in the landscape that are still visible in this spaceborne radar image of an area in the Sahara Desert of northern Chad. Aorounga Crater, Chad, Satellite Image is a photograph by Nasavrs which was uploaded on May 7th, 2013. Aorounga Crater, Chad.jpg 576 × 421; 71 KB. Astronauts have photographed it several times over the years, most recently in 2009 and in 2011. It is impossible to specify the size of the asteroid, its speed, its composition or its origin. La struttura, molto eroso, sembra di essere in un cratere meteoritico formata tra la fine del devoniano e linizio del carbonifero tra 370 e 345 milioni di anni fa. Duncan Cowan. The crater is accompanied by two nearby circular features revealed by Space Shuttle SIR-C radar; these may be related impact craters, if correct, Aorounga may be part of a crater chain. North is at top. Click to enlarge. Space Radar of Image Aorounga Impact Crater, Chad Item Preview PIA01833.jpg . Download this stock image: Aorounga Crater, satellite image. The yellow lines are sand dunes that are formed by the prevailing winds in this region of the Sahara. True colour satellite image of Aorounga impact structure, Chad . The original crater was buried by sediments, which were then partially eroded to reveal the current ring-like appearance. The crater was named for a Swedish place name and is 7.9 kilometers in diameter, having been approved as a crater in 1979. The concentric ring structure is the Aorounga impact crater, with a diameter of about 17 kilometers (10.5 miles). 16. Aorounga impact crater, Chad. C. FALC,UÈRES.7 J. FAÏN, TH. It is 17 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 200 million years. Aorounga Crater, Chad, satellite image. True colour satellite image of Aorounga an impact crater in Chad, Africa. North is at top. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Quaternary Science Reviews, Elsevier, 1997, 16, pp.265-274. < tags) Want more? The eroded crater (circular) is at centre left. remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Aorounga Impact Crater in Sahara desert. The crater is exposed to the surface. - Pergamon Else'. Image taken... Obtenez des photos d'actualité haute résolution de qualité sur Getty Images This crater is half buried in the sand, so if you are down there you probably won’t even notice that you are in the middle of a meteorite crater, but it’s easily visible from space. The photograph may be purchased as wall art, home decor, apparel, phone cases, greeting cards, and more. It is one of the best-preserved impact structures in the world - 2ACHPHB from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Request PDF | Aorounga, Chad | Aorounga impact crater is located in the Sahara Desert, in North-central Chad. Haz tu selección entre imágenes premium sobre Satellite View Of Aorounga Crater de la más alta calidad. 22-dic-2011 - Aorounga is an eroded meteorite impact crater that formed 2-300 million years ago in an area of the Sahara Desert, northern Chad, in Africa, when a comet or asteroid with a 1 mile diameter hit the crust of Earth. Image taken... Getty Imagesでは、高品質、高解像度のニュース写真をご利用いただけます