Serra da Cangalha

Impact crater in Brazil

Serra da Cangalha

Serra da Cangalha crater

Impact crater/structure
Confidence| Confirmed
Diameter| 12–13 km (7.5–8.1 mi)
Age| <300 Ma
Exposed| Yes
Drilled| Yes
Location
Location| Parnaíba Basin
Coordinates| 8°5′S 46°52′W﻿ / ﻿8.083°S 46.867°W﻿ / -8.083; -46.867
Country| Brazil
State| Tocantins

Location of the crater in Brazil

Serra da Cangalha is an impact crater in the State of Tocantins, near the border of Maranhão State, in north/northeastern Brazil.[1] The crater is between 12 and 13 kilometres (7.5 and 8.1 mi) in diameter, making it the second-largest known crater in Brazil.[2] Its age is estimated to be about 220 million years (Triassic period).[3] The name means Pack-Saddle Mountains in Portuguese.

## Description

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The outer perimeter is a circular inward scarp about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) in diameter on the largely undisturbed Cretaceous and upper Silurian sediments of the Parnaíba basin,[4] breached on the west, north, and south sides by drainage valleys. Within the perimeter there is a series of concentric circular valleys and a central basin, all at roughly the same elevation, separated by ring walls. Shuttle Radar Topography Mission imagery shows a faint ring about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) in diameter, a second ring of gentle hills about 5 to 6 kilometres (3.1 to 3.7 mi) in diameter, and an inner ring of steeper hills, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) in diameter and up to 420 metres (1,380 ft) high, open to the northwest, surrounding a central basin about 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) in diameter.[5][6][7]

The impact origin is attested by the presence of impact breccias, quartzite shatter cones and shocked quartz. The meteorite is believed to have struck the surface at a low oblique angle, 25 to 30 degrees on dry land. Radial faults are present inside the crater, and some extend up to 16 km from the center.[7] Disturbed and steeply inclined sediments from the Carboniferous and Devonian periods occur within the crater. A magnetic survey of the structure indicates that deformation within the crater extends to a depth of about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi).[3][5][6][8][9]

## History and studies

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The identification of the structure as an impact crater was first published in 1973 by R.S. Dietz and B.M. French.[10][11] Shatter cones were reported by Beatty in 1980.[12] Impact breccias, impact melting, and shocked quartz were reported by McHone in his 1986 thesis.[13] A magnetic survey of the structure was published by A.A. Adepelumi and others in 2005.[6]

## See also

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* Brazil portal
* Geology portal

* Riachão Ring
* Santa Marta crater

## References

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1. ^ "Serra da Cangalha". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
2. ^ McHone, J. F.; Dietz, R. S. (1992). "Earth's multiple impact craters and astroblemes (abstract)". XXIII Lunar and Planetary Science. Houston: Lunar and Planetary Institute. pp. 887–888\. Bibcode:1992LPI....23..887M.887-888&rft.pub=Lunar+and+Planetary+Institute&rft.date=1992&rft_id=info:bibcode/1992LPI....23..887M&rft.au=McHone,+J.+F.&rft.au=Dietz,+R.+S.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Serra+da+Cangalha" class="Z3988">
3. ^ a b R. Almeida Filho; F.R. Moreira; C.H.Beisl (2003). "The Serra da Cangalha astrobleme as revealed by ASTER and SRTM orbital data" (PDF). International Journal of Remote Sensing. 24: 1–6\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2007-09-24.1-6&rft.date=2003&rft.au=R.+Almeida+Filho&rft.au=F.R.+Moreira&rft.au=C.H.Beisl&rft_id=http://mtc-m12.sid.inpe.br/col/sid.inpe.br/sergio/2005/06.17.18.34/doc/raimundo4.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Serra+da+Cangalha" class="Z3988">
4. ^ De Castro, David L.; Fuck, Reinhardt A.; Phillips, Jeffrey D.; Vidotti, Roberta M.; Bezerra, Francisco H. R.; Dantas, Elton L. (2014). "Crustal structure beneath the Paleozoic Parnaíba Basin revealed by airborne gravity and magnetic data, Brazil on USGS". Tectonophysics. 614: 18. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2013.12.009.
5. ^ a b R. Gregio. "Cratera da Serra da Cangalha". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
6. ^ a b c Adepelumi, A. A.; Fontes, S.L.; Schnegg, P.A.; Flexor,J.M. (2005). "An integrated magnetotelluric and aeromagnetic investigation of the Serra da Cangalha impact crater, Brazil" (PDF). Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 150 (1): 159–182\. Bibcode:2005PEPI..150..159A. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2004.08.029.159-182&rft.date=2005&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/j.pepi.2004.08.029&rft_id=info:bibcode/2005PEPI..150..159A&rft.au=Adepelumi,+A.+A.&rft.au=Fontes,+S.L.&rft.au=Schnegg,+P.A.&rft.au=Flexor,J.M.&rft_id=http://doc.rero.ch/record/5061/files/1_Schnegg_Pierre-Andr___-_An_integrated_magnetotelluric_20050905.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Serra+da+Cangalha" class="Z3988">
7. ^ a b W.U. Reimold; G.R.J. Cooper; R. Romano; D. Cowan; C. Koeberl (2004). "A SRTM Investigation of Serra da Cangalho [sic] Impact Structure, Brazil" (PDF). Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
8. ^ W. Masero; P.-A. Schnegg; S.L. Fontes. "Magnetotelluric investigation of the Serra da Cangalha impact crater, Northeast Brazil". `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
9. ^ Adekunle Adepelumi; Jean M. Flexor; Sergio L. Fontes; Pierre-A. Schnegg. A magnetotelluric investigation of the Serra da Cangalha impact crater structure, Brazil.
10. ^ Dietz, R.S.; French, B.M. (1973). "Two probable astroblemes in Brazil". Nature. 244 (5418): 561–562\. Bibcode:1973Natur.244..561D. doi:10.1038/244561a0. S2CID 4167202.561-562&rft.date=1973&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:4167202#id-name=S2CID&rft_id=info:doi/10.1038/244561a0&rft_id=info:bibcode/1973Natur.244..561D&rft.au=Dietz,+R.S.&rft.au=French,+B.M.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Serra+da+Cangalha" class="Z3988">
11. ^ Crósta, A. P. (1987). "Impact Structures in Brazil". In J. Pohl (ed.). Research in Terrestrial Impact Structures. Braunschweig/Wiesbad: Friedrich, Vieweg & Sohn. pp. 30–38\. Bibcode:1987rtis.conf...30C. doi:10.1007/978-3-663-01889-6_2. ISBN 978-3-663-01891-9.30-38&rft.pub=Friedrich,+Vieweg+&+Sohn&rft.date=1987&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007/978-3-663-01889-6_2&rft_id=info:bibcode/1987rtis.conf...30C&rft.isbn=978-3-663-01891-9&rft.au=Crósta,+A.+P.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Serra+da+Cangalha" class="Z3988">
12. ^ Beatty J. K. (1980). "Crater hunting in Brazil". Sky and Telescope. 59: 464––467. Bibcode:1980S&T....59..464B.
13. ^ McHone J. F. (1986). Terrestrial impact structures: Their detection and verification with new examples from Brazil. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois. p. 210.

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