Kaluga crater

Kaluga crater is located in Russia
Kaluga crater
Impact crater/structureDiameter15 kilometres (9.3 mi)Depth800 metres (2,600 ft)Age380 ± 5 MaExposedNoCountryRussiaDistrictCentral Federal DistrictMunicipalityKaluga Oblast

Kaluga is an impact crater located in Kaluga Oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia.

It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 380 ± 5 million years old (Upper Devonian). The crater is buried under 800 metres (2,600 ft) of sediments; it is not exposed at the surface.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Kaluga". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

54°30′N 36°12′E / 54.500°N 36.200°E / 54.500; 36.200

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