Kursk is an impact crater located in Kursk Oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia .[1]
It is 6 km (3.7 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 250 ± 80 million years old (Carboniferous to Early Jurassic). The crater is not exposed to the surface.
References
↑"Kursk". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/New website_05-2018/Kursk.html. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
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