Luizi crater
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| Luizi crater | |
|---|---|
| Luizi impact structure | |
 Luizi impact crater in Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 17 km (11 mi) |
| Age | <542 myr (basement rock age) |
| Exposed | Yes |
| Drilled | No |
| Location | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Haut-Katanga Province |
  Location of the crater in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Luizi is a meteorite impact structure that lies on the Kundelungu Plateau of Haut-Katanga province, in an underexplored region of southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] The crater, ~17 kilometer in diameter, is visible from satellite imagery, and has been confirmed in 2011 by Ferrière et al.[2] as being caused by a large impact event. This complex meteorite impact crater is so far the only recognized one in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and even in the whole Central Africa.[3]
The crater was initially described as a semi-circular basin by German geologist E. Grosse in 1919.[4]
