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List of impact craters in Europe

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This list includes all 41 confirmed impact craters in Europe as listed in the Earth Impact Database (EID). These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to an estimate of original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present surface features. By EID convention, Russian and Asian craters are grouped together in the List of impact craters in Asia and Russia.

Confirmed craters

Europe
Name Location Diameter (km) Age (years) Coordinates
Boltysh Ukraine 24 65170000 65.17 ± 0.64 million


[ ⚑ ] 48°45′N 32°10′E / 48.75°N 32.167°E / 48.75; 32.167 (Boltysh)
Dellen Sweden 19 89000000 89.0 ± 2.7 million


[ ⚑ ] 61°51′N 16°42′E / 61.85°N 16.7°E / 61.85; 16.7 (Dellen)
Dobele Latvia 4.5 290000000 290 ± 35 million


[ ⚑ ] 56°35′N 23°15′E / 56.583°N 23.25°E / 56.583; 23.25 (Dobele)
Gardnos Norway 5 500000000 500 ± 10 million


[ ⚑ ] 60°39′N 9°0′E / 60.65°N 9°E / 60.65; 9 (Gardnos)
Granby Sweden 3 470000000 470 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 58°25′N 14°56′E / 58.417°N 14.933°E / 58.417; 14.933 (Granby)
Ilumetsa Estonia 0.08 6600 6600 (at least)


[ ⚑ ] 57°58′N 27°25′E / 57.967°N 27.417°E / 57.967; 27.417 (Ilumetsa)
Hummeln structure Sweden 1.2 443000000 443-470 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 57°22′N 16°15′E / 57.367°N 16.25°E / 57.367; 16.25
Ilyinets Ukraine 8.5 378000000 378 ± 5 million


[ ⚑ ] 49°7′N 29°6′E / 49.117°N 29.1°E / 49.117; 29.1 (Ilyinets)
Iso-Naakkima Finland 3 1000000000 1000 million (at least)


[ ⚑ ] 62°11′N 27°9′E / 62.183°N 27.15°E / 62.183; 27.15 (Iso-Naakkima)
Kaali Estonia 0.11 km (largest of 9) 3000 3000-5000


[ ⚑ ] 58°22′N 22°40′E / 58.367°N 22.667°E / 58.367; 22.667 (Kaali)
Kärdla Estonia 4 455000000 455 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 59°1′N 22°46′E / 59.017°N 22.767°E / 59.017; 22.767 (Kärdla)
Karikkoselkä Finland 1.4 230000000 230 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 62°13′N 25°15′E / 62.217°N 25.25°E / 62.217; 25.25 (Karikkoselkä)
Keurusselkä Finland 30 1800000000 1800 million (at most)


[ ⚑ ] 62°8′N 24°36′E / 62.133°N 24.6°E / 62.133; 24.6 (Keurusselkä)
Lappajärvi Finland 23 77850000 77.85 ± 0.78 million


[ ⚑ ] 63°12′N 23°42′E / 63.2°N 23.7°E / 63.2; 23.7 (Lappajärvi)
Lockne Sweden 7.5 458000000 458 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 63°0′N 14°49′E / 63°N 14.817°E / 63; 14.817 (Lockne)
Logoisk Belarus 15 42300000 42.3 ± 1.1 million


[ ⚑ ] 54°12′N 27°48′E / 54.2°N 27.8°E / 54.2; 27.8 (Logoisk)
Lumparn Finland 9 1000000000 1000 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 60°9′N 20°6′E / 60.15°N 20.1°E / 60.15; 20.1 (Lumparn)
Målingen Sweden 1 458000000 458 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 62°55′N 14°33′E / 62.917°N 14.55°E / 62.917; 14.55
Mien Sweden 9 121000000 121.0 ± 2.3 million


[ ⚑ ] 56°25′N 14°52′E / 56.417°N 14.867°E / 56.417; 14.867 (Mien)
Mizarai Lithuania 5 500000000 500 ± 20 million


[ ⚑ ] 54°1′N 23°54′E / 54.017°N 23.9°E / 54.017; 23.9 (Mizarai)
Mjølnir Barents Sea, Norway 40 142000000 142.0 ± 2.6 million


[ ⚑ ] 73°48′N 29°40′E / 73.8°N 29.667°E / 73.8; 29.667 (Mjølnir)
Morasko Poland 0.10 km (largest of 7) 10000 10000


[ ⚑ ] 52°29′N 16°54′E / 52.483°N 16.9°E / 52.483; 16.9 (Morasko)
Neugrund Estonia 8 470000000 470 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 59°20′N 23°40′E / 59.333°N 23.667°E / 59.333; 23.667 (Neugrund)
Nördlinger Ries Germany 25 14800000 14.8 million


[ ⚑ ] 48°53′N 10°34′E / 48.883°N 10.567°E / 48.883; 10.567 (Nördlinger Ries)
Obolon' Ukraine 20 169000000 169 ± 7 million


[ ⚑ ] 49°35′N 32°55′E / 49.583°N 32.917°E / 49.583; 32.917 (Obolon')
Paasselkä Finland 10 1800000000 1800 million (at most)


[ ⚑ ] 62°9′N 29°25′E / 62.15°N 29.417°E / 62.15; 29.417 (Paasselkä)
Ritland crater Norway 2.7 520000000 520 ± 20 million


[ ⚑ ] 59°14′N 6°26′E / 59.233°N 6.433°E / 59.233; 6.433
Rochechouart France 23 206920000 206.92 ± 0.32 million

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[ ⚑ ] 45°49′N 0°47′E / 45.817°N 0.783°E / 45.817; 0.783 (Rochechouart)
Rotmistrovka Ukraine 2.7 120000000 120 ± 10 million


[ ⚑ ] 49°0′N 32°0′E / 49°N 32°E / 49; 32 (Rotmistrovka)
Saarijärvi Finland 1.5 600000000 600 million (at least)


[ ⚑ ] 65°17′N 28°23′E / 65.283°N 28.383°E / 65.283; 28.383 (Saarijärvi)
Siljan Sweden 52 376800000 376.8 ± 1.7 million


[ ⚑ ] 61°2′N 14°52′E / 61.033°N 14.867°E / 61.033; 14.867 (Siljan)
Steinheim Germany 3.8 15000000 15 ± 1 million


[ ⚑ ] 48°41′N 10°4′E / 48.683°N 10.067°E / 48.683; 10.067 (Steinheim)
Suvasvesi North Finland 4 1000000000 1000 million (at most)


[ ⚑ ] 62°42′N 28°10′E / 62.7°N 28.167°E / 62.7; 28.167 (Suvasvesi North)
Suvasvesi South Finland 3.8 250000000 250 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 62°36′N 28°13′E / 62.6°N 28.217°E / 62.6; 28.217 (Suvasvesi South)
Sääksjärvi Finland 6 560000000 560 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 61°24′N 22°24′E / 61.4°N 22.4°E / 61.4; 22.4 (Sääksjärvi)
Söderfjärden Finland 6.6 600000000 600 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 63°0′N 21°34′E / 63°N 21.567°E / 63; 21.567 (Söderfjärden)
Ternovka Ukraine 11 280000000 280 ± 10 million


[ ⚑ ] 48°08′N 33°31′E / 48.133°N 33.517°E / 48.133; 33.517 (Ternovka)
Tvären Sweden 2 455000000 455 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 58°46′N 17°25′E / 58.767°N 17.417°E / 58.767; 17.417 (Tvären)
Vepriai Lithuania 8 160000000 160 ± 10 million (at least)


[ ⚑ ] 55°5′N 24°35′E / 55.083°N 24.583°E / 55.083; 24.583 (Vepriai)
Zapadnaya Ukraine 3.2 165000000 165 ± 5 million


[ ⚑ ] 49°44′N 29°0′E / 49.733°N 29°E / 49.733; 29 (Zapadnaya)
Zeleny Gai Ukraine 3.5 80000000 80 ± 20 million


[ ⚑ ] 48°4′N 32°45′E / 48.067°N 32.75°E / 48.067; 32.75 (Zeleny Gai)

Unconfirmed impact craters

Main page: Earth:List of possible impact structures on Earth

The following craters are officially considered "unconfirmed" because they are not listed in the Earth Impact Database. Due to stringent requirements regarding evidence and peer-reviewed publication, newly discovered craters or those for which it is difficult to collect evidence are generally known for some time before becoming listed. However, entries on the unconfirmed list could still have an impact origin disproven.

Name Location Diameter Age Coordinates
Guarda Portugal 30 200000000 200 million (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 40°38′N 07°06′W / 40.633°N 7.1°W / 40.633; -7.1 (Guarda)
Silverpit North Sea near England 20[2] 60000000 60 ± 15 million


[ ⚑ ] 54°14′N 1°51′E / 54.233°N 1.85°E / 54.233; 1.85 (Silverpit)
Sirente Italy largest 140 x 115 m 1700 1700 (approx.)


[ ⚑ ] 42°10′38″N 13°35′45″E / 42.17722°N 13.59583°E / 42.17722; 13.59583 (Sirente)
Ullapool Loch Broom, Scotland 50 1200000000 1.2 billion


[ ⚑ ] 57°53′28″N 5°09′54″W / 57.891°N 5.165°W / 57.891; -5.165 (Ullapool)
Zerelia East[3] Thessaly, Greece 150 m 7000 7000 (at least)


[ ⚑ ] 39°09′43″N 22°42′51″E / 39.16194°N 22.71417°E / 39.16194; 22.71417 (Zerelia East)
Zerelia West[3] Thessaly, Greece 250 m 7000 7000 (at least)


[ ⚑ ] 39°09′48″N 22°42′32″E / 39.16333°N 22.70889°E / 39.16333; 22.70889 (Zerelia West)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cohen, Benjamin E.; Mark, Darren F.; Lee, Martin R.; Simpson, Sarah L. (2017-08-01). "A new high-precision 40Ar/39Ar age for the Rochechouart impact structure: At least 5 Ma older than the Triassic–Jurassic boundary" (in en). Meteoritics & Planetary Science 52 (8): 1600–1611. doi:10.1111/maps.12880. ISSN 1945-5100. Bibcode: 2017M&PS...52.1600C. 
  2. ↑ "A 20-km-diameter multi-ringed impact structure in the North Sea". Nature 418 (6897): 520–3. 2002. doi:10.1038/nature00914. PMID 12152076. Bibcode: 2002Natur.418..520S. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dietrich, V. J.; Lagios, E.; Reusser, E.; Sakkas, V.; Gartzos, E.; Kyriakopoulos, K. (2013). "The enigmatic Zerelia twin-lakes (Thessaly, Central Greece): two potential meteorite impact Craters". Solid Earth Discussions 5 (2): 1511–1573. doi:10.5194/sed-5-1511-2013. Bibcode: 2013SolED...5.1511D. 

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