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    Kaluga crater

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    Kaluga crater
    Kaluga crater is located in Russia
    Kaluga crater
    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

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    1. ^ "Kaluga". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

    54°30′N 36°12′E / 54.500°N 36.200°E / 54.500; 36.200


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