[meteorite-list] Craterfield in the SE part of the Egyptian Desert

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

John D. wrote:

> 100 craters???...is that number correct? They must be relatively
> small to be distinguishable in an area the size of Egypt. Curious


Hello John and List,

The French version of the text is not quite clear on that because it
states:

> Ils... ont détecté plusieurs dizaines de structures géologiques circulaires

In English:

They have discovered *several tens* of these circular geological structures

and furthermore:

> Une mission sur le terrain ... a permis de vérifier que la plupart de ces
> structures, dont 13 ont été étudiées en détails, sont des cratères d'impacts 
> de météorites.

In English:

A scientific expedition in this area ...made it possible to verify that *most*
of these structures, *13 of which* have been studied in detail, are meteorite
impact craters.

> They must be relatively small to be distinguishable in an area the size of Egypt.

That's the easy part of you question because the text says:

> Leur diamètre varie de 20 m à 1 km

So some of these craters (craterlets?) are only 20 meters in diameter.

Best wishes,

Bernd