Umm al-Binni

Umm al-Binni
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Geographical location	Maisan Governorate , Iraq
	Data
Coordinates	31 ° 14 ′ 29 ″ N , 47 ° 6 ′ 21 ″ E Coordinates: 31 ° 14 ′ 29 ″ N , 47 ° 6 ′ 21 ″ E
length	3.4 km
width	3.4 km
particularities	intermittent crater lake

Umm al-Binni ( Arabic أم البني, DMG Umm al-Binnī ) is the name of a lake in the Maisan Governorate in southern Iraq . It has partly dried up. The circular structure with a diameter of 3.4 km is interpreted by some scientists as an impact crater of a meteorite from the Holocene .

Individual evidence

↑ S. Master, T. Woldai: Umm al Binni Structure, Southern Iraq, as a Postulated Late Holocene Meteorite Impact Crater. Comet / Asteroid Impacts and Human Society, 2007, pp. 89-103 (abstract) , accessed June 9, 2015

[1] S. Master, T. Woldai: Umm al Binni Structure, Southern Iraq, as a Postulated Late Holocene Meteorite Impact Crater. Comet / Asteroid Impacts and Human Society, 2007, pp. 89-103 (abstract) , accessed June 9, 2015