Chukcha crater
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Impact crater on Taimyr Peninsula, Russia
| Chukcha crater | |
|---|---|
Chukcha crater is located in Russia Chukcha crater Location within Russia | |
| Location | |
| Impact crater structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 6 kilometres (3.7mi) |
| Age | < 70 Ma |
| Exposed | Yes |
| Drilled | Yes |
Chukcha is an impact crater in Taimyr Peninsula, Russia.
It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 70 million years old (Cretaceous or younger). The crater is exposed to the surface.[1]
References
[edit ]- ↑ "Chukcha". Earth Impact Database . Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton . Retrieved 2009年08月19日.
75°42′N 97°45′E / 75.700°N 97.750°E / 75.700; 97.750
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