Jabel Waqf as Suwwan crater
The Jabal Waqf es Suwwan crater is an impact crater in Ma'an Governorate, Jordan, near the Saudi border.[1]
The crater has a diameter of 5.5 km. It is estimated at 37–56 million years old. It is exposed at the surface.[2]
The crater was proposed in 2006 by geologists and from the University of Jordan, along with German professor . 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[]
- ^ 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
- 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])
Coordinates: 31°2′50″N 36°48′18″E / 31.04722°N 36.80500°E
Categories:
- Earth Impact Database
- Impact craters of Jordan