| Kamil Crater | |
|---|---|
  Kamil Crater Asteroid impact in Africa | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 44.8 m (147 ft) |
| Impactor diameter | one point three m (4 ft 3.2 in) |
| Age | 5 Ka |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 22°01′06″N 26°05′16″E / 22.01833°N 26.08778°E |
| Country | Egypt |
Kamil
Location of the Kamil Crater in Egypt
The Kamil Crater is a 44.8 m (147 ft) wide and 15.8 m (52 ft) deep (original depth, a part covered by sand at present) meteorite impact crater in the East Uweinat Desert in southwestern New Valley Governorate, Egypt,[1][2] Only 0.6 km (0.4 mi) north of the border with the Sudan and 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level. It was located in 2008 using Google Earth satellite imagery by Vincenzo de Michele (former curator of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milan in Milan, Italy).[3] It is one of the few craters on Earth with a well preserved ray system.
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