Luizi crater
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 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 | |
See also
References
- "Luizi". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-abstract/39/9/851/130676/The-newly-confirmed-Luizi-impact-structure?redirectedFrom=fulltext
- http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110308-meteor-impact-crater-found-confirmed-congo-ferriere-science/
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