An Extended Field of Crater Structures in Egypt: Observations and Hypotheses

Paillou, Philippe; Reynard, Bruno; Malézieux, J.-M.; Dejax, J.; Heggy, Essam; Rochette, P.; Reimold, Wu U.; Michel, P.; Baratoux, David

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An Extended Field of Crater Structures in Egypt: Observations and Hypotheses

Proceedings article published in 2006 by Philippe Paillou, Bruno Reynard, J.-M. Malézieux, J. Dejax, Essam Heggy, P. Rochette, Wu U. Reimold, P. Michel, David Baratoux

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Abstract

We detected more than 1000 crater structures in the Western Egyptian Desert, distributed over 40000 km2, among which 62 were studied on the field. Two hypotheses are proposed for their origin: hydrothermal vent complexes or impact craters generated by a rubble-pile asteroid.