Ternovka crater
Appearance
Terny crater | |
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Impact crater/structure | |
Confidence | Confirmed |
Diameter | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
Age | 280 ± 10 Ma Early or Middle Permian |
Exposed | No |
Drilled | Yes |
Bolide type | Chondrite |
Location | |
Location | Kryvyi Rih |
Coordinates | 48°8′31″N 33°33′10″E / 48.14194°N 33.55278°E |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
Ternivsky crater or Ternovsky crater (*outmoded) is a meteorite crater named after the locality Terny in the northern outskirts (Ternivskyi District) of Kryvyi Rih and also Kryvyi Rih Raion in Ukraine.
It is 11 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 280 ± 10 million years (Permian). The crater is not exposed at the surface.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ternovka". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-16.