Roter Kamm crater
Roter Kamm is a meteorite crater, located within the Namibian section of the Namib Desert in the Karas Region. It is 2.5 km in diameter and is 130 meters (400 feet) deep. The age is estimated to be 3.7 ± 0.3 million years placing it in the Pliocene. The crater is exposed at the surface, but its original floor is covered by sand deposits at least 100 meters (300 feet) thick. The meteor that hit it was approximately the size of an SUV.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Roter Kamm". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/roter-kamm.html. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
[edit] Gallery
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Landsat image of the Roter Kamm crater; screen capture from NASA World Wind
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Oblique Landsat image of Roter Kamm crater draped over digital elevation model (x2 vertical exaggeration); screen capture from NASA World Wind
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False color space radar (SAR-C/X-SAR) image of Roter Kamm impact crater
Coordinates: 27°46′0″S 16°17′20″E / 27.766667°S 16.28889°E
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