☄️ Luizi crater

Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa · 10.17°S, 28.00°E

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. The crater, ~17 kilometer in diameter, is visible from satellite imagery, and has been confirmed in 2011 by Ferrière et al. 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.

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Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	10.17°S, 28.00°E · view on map

Luizi crater is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Africa.

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