Earth:Kärdla crater
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Short description: Impact crater in Estonia
| Kärdla astrobleme | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
|---|---|
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
| Age | 455 Ma |
| Exposed | No |
| Drilled | Yes |
Kärdla (also Kärdla astrobleme) is a meteorite crater near the town of Kärdla in Estonia.
It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in diameter and its age is estimated to be about 455 million years (Late Ordovician). The crater is not exposed at the surface.[1]
Its formation has been associated with the breakdown of 100km asteroid, that might have also resulted in the Tvären and Lockne craters in Sweden among others.[2]
References
- ↑ "Kärdla". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/New%20website_05-2018/kardla.html. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ↑ A rain of L-Chondrites in the Thorsberg quarry at Kinnekulle, southern Sweden-Thomas Müller TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.
[ ⚑ ] 59°1′N 22°46′E / 59.017°N 22.767°E
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