# The crater-like shape and the kilometre-scale central breccia first suggested an impact

> Early workers cited the crater-like shape and the high-relief centre with its kilometre-scale breccia as evidence of impact.

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# The crater-like shape and the kilometre-scale central breccia first suggested an impact

Early workers cited the crater-like shape and the high-relief centre with its kilometre-scale breccia as evidence of impact.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The Richat is a meteorite impact crater](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/answers/ANS0DCKRQK46MGA/the-richat-is-a-meteorite-impact-crater)

Still possible

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The crater-like shape and the kilometre-scale central breccia first suggested an impact [Evidence EVD0DCKS26VSF10]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCKS26VSF10
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[Session 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/eye-of-the-sahara/sessions/SES0DCKZYK2CKXF/session-1-the-eye-of-the-sahara-and-the-atlantis-claim) · 28 Oct 2026

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