List of impact craters in Africa

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Aerial view of Roter Kamm crater (2017)

Bird's eye view of Tswaing Crater (2008)

Confirmed impact craters

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Locations of confirmed impact craters in Africa, maximum ages:

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This list of impact craters in Africa includes all 20 confirmed impact craters as listed in the Earth Impact Database. These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to an estimate of original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present surface features.

Name	Location	Diameter (km)	Age (years)	Coordinates
Agoudal^[1]	Morocco	3?	105 ka?	[ ⚑ ] 31°59′N 5°30′W / 31.983°N 5.5°W / 31.983; -5.5 (Agoudal)
Amguid	Algeria	0.45	< 100,000	[ ⚑ ] 26°5′N 4°24′E / 26.083°N 4.4°E / 26.083; 4.4 (Amguid)
Aorounga	Chad	12.6	< 345 million	[ ⚑ ] 19°6′N 19°15′E / 19.1°N 19.25°E / 19.1; 19.25 (Aorounga)
Aouelloul	Mauritania	0.39	3.0 ± 0.3 million	[ ⚑ ] 20°15′N 12°41′W / 20.25°N 12.683°W / 20.25; -12.683 (Aouelloul)
BP Structure	Libya	2	< 120 million	[ ⚑ ] 25°19′N 24°19′E / 25.317°N 24.317°E / 25.317; 24.317 (BP Structure)
Bosumtwi	Ghana	10.5	1.07 million	[ ⚑ ] 6°30′N 1°25′W / 6.5°N 1.417°W / 6.5; -1.417 (Bosumtwi)
Gweni-Fada	Chad	14	< 345 million	[ ⚑ ] 17°25′N 21°45′E / 17.417°N 21.75°E / 17.417; 21.75 (Gweni-Fada)
Kalkkop	South Africa	0.64	0.25 million	[ ⚑ ] 32°43′S 24°26′E / 32.717°S 24.433°E / -32.717; 24.433 (Kalkkop)
Kamil	Egypt	0.045	< 2000	[ ⚑ ] 22°1′6″N 26°5′15″E / 22.01833°N 26.0875°E / 22.01833; 26.0875 (Kamil)
Kgagodi	Botswana	3.5	< 180 million	[ ⚑ ] 22°29′S 27°35′E / 22.483°S 27.583°E / -22.483; 27.583 (Kgagodi)
Luizi	DRC	17	< 575 million	[ ⚑ ] 10°10′S 28°00′E / 10.167°S 28°E / -10.167; 28 (Luizi)
Morokweng	South Africa	70	145.0 ± 0.8 million	[ ⚑ ] 26°28′S 23°32′E / 26.467°S 23.533°E / -26.467; 23.533 (Morokweng)
Oasis	Libya	18	< 120 million	[ ⚑ ] 24°35′N 24°24′E / 24.583°N 24.4°E / 24.583; 24.4 (Oasis)
Ouarkziz	Algeria	3.5	< 70 million	[ ⚑ ] 29°0′N 7°33′W / 29°N 7.55°W / 29; -7.55 (Ouarkziz)
Roter Kamm	Namibia	2.5	3.7 ± 0.3 million	[ ⚑ ] 27°46′S 16°18′E / 27.767°S 16.3°E / -27.767; 16.3 (Roter Kamm)
Talemzane	Algeria	1.75	< 3 million	[ ⚑ ] 33°19′N 4°2′E / 33.317°N 4.033°E / 33.317; 4.033 (Talemzane)
Tenoumer	Mauritania	1.9	1.57 ± 0.14 million	[ ⚑ ] 22°55′N 10°24′W / 22.917°N 10.4°W / 22.917; -10.4 (Tenoumer)
Tin Bider	Algeria	6	< 70 million	[ ⚑ ] 27°36′N 5°7′E / 27.6°N 5.117°E / 27.6; 5.117 (Tin Bider)
Tswaing (previously Pretoria Saltpan)	South Africa	1.13	0.220 ± 0.052 million	[ ⚑ ] 25°24′30″S 28°04′58″E / 25.40833°S 28.08278°E / -25.40833; 28.08278 (Tswaing)
Vredefort	South Africa	300	2023 ± 4 million	[ ⚑ ] 27°0′S 27°30′E / 27°S 27.5°E / -27; 27.5 (Vredefort)

Unconfirmed impact craters

The following craters are officially considered "unconfirmed" because they are not listed in the Earth Impact Database. Due to stringent requirements regarding evidence and peer-reviewed publication, newly discovered craters or those with difficulty collecting evidence generally are known for some time before becoming listed. However, entries on the unconfirmed list could still have an impact origin disproven.

Name	Location	Diameter	Age	Coordinates
Kebira	Gilf Kebir region, Egypt	31 km	100 million	[ ⚑ ] 24°40′N 24°58′E / 24.667°N 24.967°E / 24.667; 24.967 (Kebira)
Temimichat^[2]	Mauritania	0.75 km	unknown	[ ⚑ ] 24°15′N 9°39′W / 24.25°N 9.65°W / 24.25; -9.65 (Temimichat)
Wembo-Nyama ring structure^[3]^[4]	DR Congo	36–46 km (est.)	60 million	[ ⚑ ] 3°37′52″S 24°31′07″E / 3.63111°S 24.51861°E / -3.63111; 24.51861 (Wembo-Nyama ring structure)
Mahas¹^[5]	Northern, Sudan	2.85 km	Unknown	[ ⚑ ] 20°01′53″N 30°13′48″E / 20.03139°N 30.23°E / 20.03139; 30.23 (Mahas)
Circular feature with clear ca. rim 300 m above ground level centred around the hamlet of Baw	Blue Nile State	5 km	Unknown	[ ⚑ ] 11°20′00″N 30°03′00″E / 11.3333333°N 30.05°E / 11.3333333; 30.05 (Baw)
Circular Feature ^[6]	North-Central Niger	10 km	Unknown	21°21′14.56″N 9° 8′32.24″E
Vélingara circular structure^[7]	Kolda Region, Senegal	48 km	Unknown	[ ⚑ ] 13°00′00″N 14°08′00″W / 13°N 14.1333333°W / 13; -14.1333333 (Vélingara circular structure)

Topographic map of the potential impact structure around Baw, Blue Nile State / Sudan

Notes

¹Mahas was anonymously added Jan 2015, but the coordinates do show a convincing impact-like structure.

It appears to me there is also an impact crater several miles in diameter, approximately 40-45 miles to the SE of Tete, Mozambique. But this only based from an aerial inspection from Google Earth and not from any ground inspection or geological verification.

References

↑ CHENNAOUI AOUDJEHANE, H., EL KERNI, H., REIMOLD, W., BARATOUX, D., KOEBERL, C., BOULEY, S., and AOUDJEHANE, M. (2016). "The Agoudal (High Atlas Mountains, Morocco) shatter cone conundrum: A recent meteorite fall onto the remnant of an impact site". Meteoritics & Planetary Science, pp.1-22, 2016.
↑ A. P. Rossi; A. Baliva; E. Piluso (2003). "New Evidences of an Impact Origin for Temimichat Crater, Mauritania". Lunar and Planetary Science (Lunar and Planetary Institute) XXXIV: 1882. Bibcode: 2003LPI....34.1882R. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2003/pdf/1882.pdf.
↑ G. Monegato; M. Massironi; E. Martellato (2010). "The Ring Structure of Wembo-Nyama (Eastern Kasai, R.D. Congo): A Possible Impact Crater in Central Africa". Lunar and Planetary Science (Lunar and Planetary Institute) XLI (1533): 1601. Bibcode: 2010LPI....41.1601M. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2010/pdf/1601.pdf.
↑ "Ring may be giant 'impact crater'". BBC News. 2010-03-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8526093.stm.
↑ New Desert Crater Found Using Google Maps and Free Software
↑ Lobpries, Trey A.; Lapen, Thomas J. (October 2018). "Remote sensing evidence for a possible 10 kilometer in diameter impact structure in north-central Niger". Journal of African Earth Sciences 150: 673–684. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.09.020. ISSN 1464-343X.
↑ S. Wade, M. Barbieri, J. Lichtenegger (2001) The Velingara Circular Structure Esa Bulletin June 2001

External links

Africa Impact Craters, Earth Impact Database – List of confirmed earth impact sites at the Planetary and Space Science Centre, University of New Brunswick
Impact Database (formerly Suspected Earth Impact Sites list) maintained by David Rajmon for Impact Field Studies Group, USA

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[1] CHENNAOUI AOUDJEHANE, H., EL KERNI, H., REIMOLD, W., BARATOUX, D., KOEBERL, C., BOULEY, S., and AOUDJEHANE, M. (2016). "The Agoudal (High Atlas Mountains, Morocco) shatter cone conundrum: A recent meteorite fall onto the remnant of an impact site". Meteoritics & Planetary Science, pp.1-22, 2016.

[2] A. P. Rossi; A. Baliva; E. Piluso (2003). "New Evidences of an Impact Origin for Temimichat Crater, Mauritania". Lunar and Planetary Science (Lunar and Planetary Institute) XXXIV: 1882. Bibcode: 2003LPI....34.1882R. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2003/pdf/1882.pdf.

[3] G. Monegato; M. Massironi; E. Martellato (2010). "The Ring Structure of Wembo-Nyama (Eastern Kasai, R.D. Congo): A Possible Impact Crater in Central Africa". Lunar and Planetary Science (Lunar and Planetary Institute) XLI (1533): 1601. Bibcode: 2010LPI....41.1601M. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2010/pdf/1601.pdf.

[4] "Ring may be giant 'impact crater'". BBC News. 2010-03-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8526093.stm.

[5] New Desert Crater Found Using Google Maps and Free Software

[6] Lobpries, Trey A.; Lapen, Thomas J. (October 2018). "Remote sensing evidence for a possible 10 kilometer in diameter impact structure in north-central Niger". Journal of African Earth Sciences 150: 673–684. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2018.09.020. ISSN 1464-343X.

[7] S. Wade, M. Barbieri, J. Lichtenegger (2001) The Velingara Circular Structure Esa Bulletin June 2001

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List of impact craters in Africa

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