Målingen Crater

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Målingen was confirmed as an impact crater in 2014. It is located near the city of Östersund in northern Sweden.[1] It is "probable" that it formed simultaneously with the nearby Lockne crater.[2][3] Computer simulations suggest the asteroid pieces that created the Lockne and Målingen craters were some 600 meters and 250 meters in diameter, respectively.[3]

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Målingen Crater
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Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter1 kilometre (0.62 mi)
Age458 Ma
CountrySweden
MunicipalityÖstersund
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Målingen is 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) in diameter and its age is estimated, using chitinozoan microfossils, which were also found in Lockne, to be 458 million years (Late Ordovician).

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