☄️ BP Impact Structure

The BP Impact Structure, also known as Gebel Dalma, is a deeply eroded impact structure that is located 165 km (103 mi) northeast of the Kufra Oasis in southwest Libya. The BP Impact Structure consists of three, discontinuous, concentric ridges that rise above the surrounding desert plain. These prominent, ridges consist mainly of deformed sedimentary rocks, e.g. mainly sandstone, siltstone, and minor conglomerate, of the early Cretaceous Nubian Sandstone. Its outermost discontinuous, concentric ridge is poorly preserved and, thus, its diameter is poorly constrained. Based on present-day morphology and radar data, its diameter is estimated to be around 3.2–3.4 km (2.0–2.1 mi).