Aouelloul crater

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Aouelloul is an impact crater in Mauritania.[1]

It is 390 metres wide and the age is estimated to be 3.0 ± 0.3 million years (Pliocene). The crater is exposed at the surface.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Aouelloul". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/Aouelloul.html. Retrieved 2009-08-12. 

Coordinates: 20°14′28″N 12°40′30″W / 20.24111°N 12.675°W / 20.24111; -12.675
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