“Fresh” Crater Found in Egypt; Changes Impact Risk?
Geophysicists at work in the Kamil Crater
Photograph courtesy Museo Nazionale dell’Antartide Università di Siena Andrew Fazekas
National Geographic News Published July 22, 2010
A small impact crater discovered in the Egyptian desert could change estimates for impact hazards to our planet, according to a new study.
One of the best preserved craters yet found on Earth, the Kamil crater was initially discovered in February during a survey of satellite images on Google Earth. Researchers think the crater formed within the past couple thousand years. The Italian-Egyptian team that found the crater in pictures recently visited and studied the 147-foot-wide (45-meter-wide), 52-foot-deep (16-meter-deep) hole. The team also collected thousands of pieces of the space rock that littered the surrounding desert.
Source: “Fresh” Crater Found in Egypt; Changes Impact Risk?.
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