Montagnais crater
42°53′N 64°13′W / 42.883°N 64.217°W / 42.883; -64.217Country Canada State Nova Scotia Lists 
Confirmed≥20 km diameter Topics Research
Montagnais is a meteorite crater located on the continental shelf south of Nova Scotia, Canada.[1]
It measures 45 kilometres (28 mi) in diameter, and its age is estimated to be 50.50 ± 0.76 million years (Eocene). The crater is under the sea and buried beneath marine sediments.
References
- ^ "Montagnais". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
External links
- RASC documentation of the Montagnais structure.
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