Lake Bosumtwi
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Lake Bosomtwe, also spelled Bosumtwi, is the only natural lake in Ghana. It is situated within an ancient impact crater that is about 10.5 kilometres in diameter. It is about 30 km south-east of Kumas
Oblique view with 3x vertical exaggeration
Planar deformation features from the Bosumtwi impact crater visible under the optical and scanning electron microscope.
Panorama of Lake Bosomtwe
Pingualuit aerial 2007
Tektite
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Tektites are gravel-sized bodies composed of black, green, brown or grey natural glass formed from terrestrial debris ejected during meteorite impacts. The term was coined by Austrian geologist Franz
Lake Bosumtwi
…However, drilling of the crater's central uplift beneath the lake floor has recently provided an abundance of shocked materials for scientific study. Tektites, believed to be from this impact, are found in the neighbouring country of Ivory Coast, and related microtektites have been found in deep sea sediments…
Two splash-form tektites, molten terrestrial ejecta from a meteorite impact
Muong Nong Indochinite with layered structure and inclusions.
A very rare aerodynamically shaped Australite – Shallow Bowl
A simple, spherical splash-form Indochinite tektite