Dobele crater
Appearance
Dobele crater | |
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Impact crater/structure | |
Confidence | Confirmed |
Diameter | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
Age | 290 ± 35 Ma Late Carboniferous to Late Permian |
Exposed | No |
Drilled | Yes |
Location | |
Location | Dobele |
Coordinates | 56°35′N 23°15′E / 56.583°N 23.250°E |
Country | Latvia |
Dobele crater is an impact crater in Latvia under the town of Dobele. The crater is not exposed at the surface. It is 4.5 km (2.8 mi) in diameter and estimated to be 290 ± 35 million years old (Cisuralian epoch of the Permian period).[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dobele". Earth Impact Database.
- ^ Dobele impact crater, citing V.L. Masaitis, "Impact structures of northeastern Eurasia: The territories of Russia and adjacent countries"
- Masaitis, V.L. (1999), Impact structures of northeastern Eurasia: the territories of Russia and adjacent countries, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, v. 34, p. 691-711
Further reading
[edit]- A. Abels. J. Plado Lehtinen. 2002 The Impact Cratering Record of Fennoscandia - A Close Look at the DatabaseSpringer, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany (DEU)