Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2005
Department
Oceanography
Abstract
The 10.5 -km-diameter, 1.07-Ma Bosumtwi impact crater was the subject of a multi-disciplinary and international drilling effort of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) from July to October 2004. Sixteen different holes were drilled at six locations within the lake, to a maximum depth of 540 m. A total of about 2.2 km of core material was obtained. Despite some technical and logistical challenges, the project has been very successful and it is anticipated that the first scientific results will be available in late 2005.
Citation/Publisher Attribution
C. Koeberl, J. Peck, J. King, B. Milkereit, O. Overpeck, C. Scholz. (2005). "The ICDP Lake Bosumtwi Drilling Project: A First Report." Scientific Drilling, 1, 23-27.
Available at: 10.2204/iodp.sd.1.04.2005
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