The Jabal Waqf es Suwwan crater is an impact crater in Ma'an Governorate, Jordan, near the Saudi border.[1]
| Jabel Waqf as Suwwan crater | |
|---|---|
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| Impact crater/structure | |
| Diameter | 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) |
| Age | 37–56 Ma |
| Country | Jordan |
| Province | Ma'an Governorate |
The crater has a diameter of 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi). It is estimated at 37–56 million years old. It is exposed at the surface.[2]
The crater was proposed in 2006 by geologists Elias Salameh and Hani N. Khoury from the University of Jordan, along with German professor Werner Schneider. The bolide is estimated by Prof. Salameh to have been 100m in diameter, and to have had an impact velocity of 40–50 km/s.[3]
References edit
- ^ Kenkmann, T; W. U. Reimold; M. Khirfan; E. Salameh; K. Konsul; T. Lehmann; H. N. Khoury (2009-03-23). "The Impact Crater Jebel Waqf As Suwwan in Jordan: Effects of Target Heterogeneity and Impact Obliquity on Central Uplift Formation". 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. The Woodlands, Texas: Lunar and Planetary Institute. p. 1592. Bibcode:2009LPI....40.1592K.
- ^ "Jebel Waqf as Suwwan". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Jordan news agency, quoted at the Bad Astronomy forums
- Scientists discover region’s largest meteor crater, The Jordan Times, August 8, 2006
- At Google Earth Community Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Salameh Elias, Khoury Hani N., Schneider Werner (2006). Jebel Wagf as Suwwna, Jordan: a possible impact crater - a first approach . Z. Dtsch. Ges. Geowiss., Vol.157, No.3, P. 319-325 (Cited at http://omzg.sscc.ru/impact/ab460.html[permanent dead link])
31°2′50″N 36°48′18″E / 31.04722°N 36.80500°E
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