Kamil Crater

Geophysical expedition

Kamil geophysical survey
The Kamellers

All the members on the field (inside crater..)
The journey

Going to the Kamil crater. Gebel Kamil on the background
Remote Camp

Panorama-view of camp and some moments of field life
Geological Survey 1

The crater geometry: Crater view from a close hill
Geological Survey 2

Age of crater: sampling sand under ejecta rocks and on crater floor
Topographic model

acquiring differential gps data for surface topography
Ground penetrating radar

Looking beneath the surface for crater structure
Seismic survey

Study of bedrock and crater structure
Geomagnetic Survey

Meteorite distribution: surface and buried masses
Systematic searches for meteorites

Recovered meteorites: 830 kg (largest mass ca. 80 kg) Weighed mass in the field 1.7 ton
The "big guy"

largest recovered mass: ca. 80 kg!
Microspherule collection

"Eyes wide open" team at work
Archeology

Humans vs aliens = age of crater
(aliens tipically wear white polo...)
Expected results
Falling from the sky

sky view from bottom of crater
Geologyst are cool

it could happen...
Kamel or Kamil?

what is the exact pronunciation?.

For more information please contact:
Dr. Luigi Folco, Museo nazionale Antartide
Via Laterino 8, 53100 Siena, Italia - Email: Folco@uniSi.it

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