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Bosumtwi, Ghana

Target Name:  Earth
Spacecraft:  Space Shuttle
Produced by:  NASA/LPI

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Location06°32'N, 01°25'W
Rim diameter10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles)
Age1.3 +- 0.2 million years

This crater is situated in crystalline bedrocks of the West African Shield and is filled almost entirely by Lake Bosumtwi. Chemical, isotopic, and age studies demonstrate that the crater is the most probable source for the Ivory Coast tektites, which are found on land in the Ivory Coast region of central Africa and as microtektites in nearby ocean sediments. In this photo the crater lake is partly obscured by clouds.

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