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Impact Related Geology of Silali Basin (Kenya) as an Extra-Terrestrial Impact Crater (ETIC)

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dc.contributor.author Kipkiror, Loice J.
dc.contributor.author Rop, Bernard K.
dc.contributor.author Elias, Ucakuwun
dc.date.accessioned 2023-05-24T06:24:44Z
dc.date.available 2023-05-24T06:24:44Z
dc.date.issued 2020-10
dc.identifier.citation Kipkiror, L. J., Rop, B. K., & Elias, U. (2022, March). Impact Related Geology of Silali Basin (Kenya) as an Extra-Terrestrial Impact Crater (ETIC). In Proceedings of the Sustainable Research and Innovation Conference (pp. 48-60). en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://ir-library.kabianga.ac.ke/handle/123456789/546
dc.description Proceedings of the Sustainable Research and Innovation Conference JKUAT Main Campus, Kenya 6 - 7 October, 2020 en_US
dc.description.abstract Certain rocks, rock minerals and rock formations have come to be associated with ETICs (Extra-terrestrial Impact Craters). An extra-terrestrial impact crater is a crater that is formed by an extra-terrestrial impact event whereby a heavenly body (a meteor, comet or asteroid) hits the earth’s surface and creates a crater; before it cools on the earth’s surface as a meteorite or completely gets squashed by thermodynamics of space transit. The crater created can be dry or filled with water and may be a simple crater or a complex one, also denoted as a basin. The objective of this paper is to describe the geology of Silali basin as an Extra-Terrestrial Impact Crater (ETIC), highlight the importance of some of its ETIC rocks and explain the formation of Silali basin resulting from extra-terrestrial impact. Data was collected through field observation, remote sensing, analysis of past geographical and geological studies, interviewing and laboratory analysis. Information has been presented in the form of analyzed satellite images, pictures, tables, and maps. Notably, this is the first study on extra-terrestrial impact cratering (ETIC) in Kenya. Consequently, Silali basin, as an ETIC, and its environs, is a virgin field for further scientific research. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher JKUAT en_US
dc.subject Geology en_US
dc.subject ETIC en_US
dc.subject Extra-Terrestrial Impact en_US
dc.subject Silali en_US
dc.subject Basin en_US
dc.title Impact Related Geology of Silali Basin (Kenya) as an Extra-Terrestrial Impact Crater (ETIC) en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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