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A meteorite crater on Mt. Ararat?

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 2011-02-21 v1

Abstract

We briefly report on a crater on the western slope of Mt.Ararat . It is located in an area closed to foreigners at an altitude around 2100m with geographic coordinates 39\deg 47' 30"N, 44\deg 14' 40"E. The diameter of the crater is around 60-70m, the depth is up to 15m. The origin of the crater, either of meteorite impact or volcanic, including the evaluation of its age, will need detailed studies.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1011.3715,
  title  = {A meteorite crater on Mt. Ararat?},
  author = {V. G. Gurzadyan and S. Aarseth},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.3715},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

2 pages, 1 color image, to appear in The Observatory (February 2011)

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