Kamensk crater
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Kamensk crater is an impact crater located 10 to 15 kilometres (6.2 to 9.3 mi) to the nord of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky town in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is 25 km (16 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 49.0 ± 0.2 million years old (Eocene). The crater is not exposed at the surface.[1] It may have formed at the same time as the smaller and nearby Gusev crater.
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Kamensk crater | |
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Impact crater/structure | |
Confidence | Confirmed |
Diameter | 25 km (16 mi) |
Age | 49.0 ± 0.2 Ma Eocene |
Exposed | No |
Drilled | Yes |
Location | |
Coordinates | 48°21′N 40°30′E |
Country | Russia |
State | Rostov |
Municipality | Kamensk-Shakhtinsky |
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