Luizi is a meteorite impact structure that lies on the Kundelungu Plateau of Haut-Katanga province, in an underexplored region of southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] The crater, ~17 kilometer in diameter, is visible from satellite imagery, and has been confirmed in 2011 by Ferrière et al.[2] as being caused by a large impact event. This complex meteorite impact crater is so far the only recognized one in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and even in the whole Central Africa.[3]
| Luizi crater | |
|---|---|
| Luizi impact structure | |
 Luizi impact crater in Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 17 km (11 mi) |
| Age | <542 myr (basement rock age) |
| Exposed | Yes |
| Drilled | No |
| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Haut-Katanga Province |
  Location of the crater in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
The crater was initially described as a semi-circular basin by German geologist E. Grosse in 1919.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Luizi". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ Ferrière, Ludovic; Lubala, François R.T.; Osinski, Gordon R.; Kaseti, Pierre K. (2011). "The newly confirmed Luizi impact structure, Democratic Republic of Congo—Insights into central uplift formation and post-impact erosion". Geology. 39 (9): 851–854. Bibcode:2011Geo....39..851F. doi:10.1130/G31990.1.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ E. Grosse, 1919. Grundlinien der Geologie und Petrographie des östlichen Katanga. Neues Jahrbuch Mineralogie, Geologie and Paläontologie, 42, 272–419. Google Book
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