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The Richat is a meteorite impact crater
The Richat is the eroded remnant of a meteorite impact, its central breccia made by the impact and its rings the crater's rims.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Shock-metamorphic minerals such as coesite in the central rocks.
- Shatter cones and planar deformation features in quartz.
- A geophysical signature of a crater rather than of an intrusion.
What would rule it out
- No shock features in field and laboratory study, and the reported coesite shown to be something else.
- Geophysics showing a deep intrusive body under ring dykes.
Evidence 1 for · 3 against
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AGAINST
AGAINST
The questions it answers
OpenNo answer ahead yet
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The Richat is a meteorite impact crater [Answer ANS0DCKRQK46MGA]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DCKRQK46MGA
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title = {The Richat is a meteorite impact crater},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DCKRQK46MGA},
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