The Dakhleh Glass: Product of an impact airburst or cratering event in the Western Desert of Egypt?

Abstract— Impact cratering is a ubiquitous geological process on the terrestrial planets. Meteorite impact craters are the most visible product of impact events, but there is a growing recognition that large aerial bursts or airbursts should occur relatively frequently throughout geological time. In this contribution, we report on an unusual impact glass‐the Dakhleh Glass (DG)–which is distributed over an area of ˜400 km 2 of the Dakhleh Oasis, …