Thread: Kebira Crater
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Old 26-June-2006, 11:51 AM
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How anyone can find an impact crater by just looking satellite images? There are many volcanic processes that can create circular formations that look almost like impact craters.

Only way to confirm it as an impact crater is to search for shock structures in the rock (shatter cones for example) and map possible gravitational and magnetic anomalies. After that one can say if it really is an impact crater or not.
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