Deep Bay crater
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Short description: Impact crater in Saskatchewan, Canada
 Landsat image, approximately 23.5 km wide, centered on the structure | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
|---|---|
| Confidence | confirmed |
| Diameter | 13 kilometres (8 mi) |
| Age | 99 ± 4 million years old (Cretaceous) |
| Exposed | No |
| Drilled | Yes |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 56°24′N 102°59′W / 56.4°N 102.983°W |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
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NASA satellite map of Reindeer Lake showing the Deep Bay crater at the south end
Deep Bay is a bay near the south-western tip of Reindeer Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] The bay is strikingly circular and very deep (220 m) in an otherwise irregular and shallow lake. It is the deepest body of water in Saskatchewan.[2]
The bay was formed in a 13 km wide impact crater. The age of the crater is estimated to be 99 ± 4 million years (Cretaceous).[3]
The smaller Gow crater, of Triassic age, is approximately 90 km west of Deep Bay crater.
References
- ↑ "Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Geographical Names (Deep Bay)". http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAFWU.
- ↑ "Meteorite impact". Geoscape Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2008-01-07. http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/products-services/mapping-product/geoscape/northern-saskatchewan/6245.
- ↑ "Deep Bay". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/New%20website_05-2018/deepbay.html. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
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