Earth:Deep Bay crater
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Short description: Impact crater in Saskatchewan, Canada
| Impact crater/structure | |
|---|---|
| Confidence | confirmed |
| Diameter | 13 kilometres (8 mi) |
| Age | 99 ± 4 million years old (Cretaceous) |
| Exposed | No |
| Drilled | Yes |
| Location | |
| Location | Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 56°24′N 102°59′W / 56.4°N 102.983°W |
Deep Bay is a bay near the south-western tip of Reindeer Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] The bay is strikingly circular and very deep (220 m) in an otherwise irregular and shallow lake. It is the deepest body of water in Saskatchewan.[2]
The bay was formed in a 13 km wide impact crater. The age of the crater is estimated to be 99 ± 4 million years (Cretaceous).[3]
The smaller Gow crater, of Triassic age, is approximately 90 km west of Deep Bay crater. The Carswell impact structure, also of Cretaceous age, is to the northwest of Deep Bay and Gow.
See also
- List of impact structures in North America
- Geology of Saskatchewan
References
- ↑ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Deep Bay)". http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAFWU.
- ↑ "Meteorite impact". Geoscape Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2008-01-07. http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/products-services/mapping-product/geoscape/northern-saskatchewan/6245.
- ↑ "Deep Bay". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/New%20website_05-2018/deepbay.html. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
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