Amguid crater

{{Short description|Meteorite crater in Algeria}}

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| map_caption = Location of the crater in Algeria

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| location = Sahara

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| coordinates = {{Coord|26|5|16|N|4|23|43|E|type:landmark_region:DZ|display=inline,title}}

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| confidence = Confirmed

| diameter = {{convert|500|–|530|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| depth = {{convert|65|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| age = <1 Ma
Pleistocene

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| drilled = No

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| country = Algeria

| state = Tamanrasset Province

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Amguid is a meteorite crater in Algeria.{{Cite Earth Impact DB | name = Amguid | accessdate = 2009-08-12 }}

It is approximately {{convert|500|to|530|m|ft}} in diameter,{{cite web|url=http://www.wondermondo.com/Countries/Af/Algeria/Tamanghasset/AmguidCrater.htm|title=Amguid crater|date=10 February 2013 |publisher=Wondermondo}} approximately 65 m deep and the age is estimated to be less than 100,000 years and is probably Pleistocene. The crater is exposed at the surface.

The crater was discovered by Europeans in 1948 and the first scientific description was made by Jean-Phillippe Lefranc in 1969.