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THE METEORITE CRATER OF TALEMZANE IN SOUTHERN ALGERIA (CN =+ 0041,333) *
Author(s) -
KARPOFF ROMAN,
Brady L. F.
Publication year - 1953
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1953.tb01304.x
Subject(s) - impact crater , meteorite , geology , astrobiology , geochemistry , paleontology , physics
A striking crater in southern Algeria, called Talemzane, is described as being probably of meteoritic origin, even though no meteoritic material has as yet been found in its vicinity. Several other hypotheses to account for its features are discussed and rejected.