Kursk crater

Kursk crater

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Kursk crater

Kursk crater (Kursk Oblast)

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Impact crater/structure
Confidence| Confirmed
Diameter| 6 km (3.7 mi)
Age| 250 ± 80 Ma
Carboniferous to Early Jurassic
Exposed| No
Drilled| Yes
Location
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 51°42′N 36°0′E﻿ / ﻿51.7°N 36°E﻿ / 51.7; 36
Country|  Russia
State| Central Federal District
Province| Kursk Oblast

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

1. ↑ "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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