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.

## Contents

* 1 Confirmed craters
* 2 Unconfirmed impact craters
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Confirmed craters

Europe Name  | Location  | Diameter (km)  | Age (years)  | Coordinates

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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 article: 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

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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

* Bolide
* Impact crater
* Impact event
* Traces of Catastrophe – book from Lunar and Planetary Institute \- comprehensive reference on impact crater science

## 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.

## External links

* Earth Impact Database – List of confirmed earth impact sites at the Planetary and Space Science Centre, University of New Brunswick
* Impact Database (formerly Suspected Earth Impact Sites list) maintained by David Rajmon for Impact Field Studies Group, USA

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Impact cratering on Earth

* Impact crater
* Impact event

Lists|

* Worldwide
* Africa
* Antarctica
* Asia
* Australia
* Europe
* North America
* South America
* By country

Confirmed

≥20 km diameter|

* Acraman
* Amelia Creek
* Araguainha
* Beaverhead
* Boltysh
* Carswell
* Charlevoix
* Chesapeake Bay
* Chicxulub
* Clearwater East & West
* Gosses Bluff
* Haughton
* Kamensk
* Kara
* Karakul
* Keurusselkä
* Lappajärvi
* Logancha
* Manicouagan
* Manson
* Mistastin
* Mjølnir
* Montagnais
* Morokweng
* Nördlinger Ries
* Obolon'
* Popigai
* Presqu'île
* Puchezh-Katunki
* Rochechouart
* Saint Martin
* Shoemaker
* Siljan Ring
* Slate Islands
* Steen River
* Strangways
* Sudbury
* Tookoonooka
* Tunnunik
* Vredefort
* Woodleigh
* Yarrabubba

Topics|

* Alvarez hypothesis
* Australite
* Breccia
* Coesite
* Complex crater
* Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
* Cryptoexplosion
* Ejecta blanket
* Impact crater
* Impact structure
* Impactite
* Late Heavy Bombardment
* Lechatelierite
* Meteorite
* Moldavite
* Ordovician meteor event
* Philippinite
* Planar deformation features
* Shatter cone
* Shock metamorphism
* Shocked quartz
* Stishovite
* Suevite
* Tektite

Research|

* Baldwin, Ralph Belknap
* Barringer, Daniel
* Barringer Medal
* Chao, Edward C T
* Dietz, Robert S
* Hartmann, William K
* Melosh, H Jay
* Ryder, Graham
* Schultz, Peter H
* Shoemaker, Eugene
* Earth Impact Database
* Impact Field Studies Group
* Lunar and Planetary Institute
* Traces of Catastrophe

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