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Kaluga crater

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Kaluga crater
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Impact crater/structure
Diameter15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Depth800 metres (2,600 ft)
Age380 ± 5 Ma
ExposedNo
CountryRussia
DistrictCentral Federal District
MunicipalityKaluga Oblast

Kaluga is an impact crater located in Kaluga Oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia .

It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 380 ± 5 million years old (Upper Devonian). The crater is buried under 800 metres (2,600 ft) of sediments; it is not exposed at the surface.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Kaluga". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/New%20website_05-2018/Kaluga.html. Retrieved 2009-08-15. 

[ ⚑ ] 54°30′N 36°12′E / 54.5°N 36.2°E / 54.5; 36.2




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