Bp Structure

BP Structure
	Gebel Dalma
	Landsat image of the BP structure; screen capture from NASA World Wind
Impact crater/structure
Confidence	Confirmed
Diameter	2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Age	<120 Ma
Exposed	Yes
Drilled	No
Location
Country	Libya
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Short description: Exposed impact crater in Libya

Oblique Landsat image of BP crater draped over digital elevation model (x5 vertical exaggeration); screen capture from NASA World Wind

The BP Structure, also known as Gebel Dalma, is an exposed impact crater in Libya. It is so called because it was identified by a BP (then British Petroleum) geological survey team.^[1]

The crater is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) in diameter and its age is estimated to be less than 120 million years (Lower Cretaceous or later).

References

↑ "BP". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/New website_05-2018/bpstructure.html. Retrieved 2009-08-12.

External links

Anonymous (nd) Africa (Impact Craters), Earth Impact Database, Planetary and Space Science Centre, University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada.

[ ⚑ ] 25°19′10″N 24°18′34″E / 25.31944°N 24.30944°E / 25.31944; 24.30944

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[1] "BP". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/New website_05-2018/bpstructure.html. Retrieved 2009-08-12.

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