Elbow crater
Meteorite crater in Saskatchewan, Canada
Elbow is a meteorite crater just north of the village of Riverhurst in Saskatchewan, Canada.
The crater is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in diameter with an age estimated to be 395 ± 25 million years (during the Devonian Period). The crater is buried beneath younger sediments and is not exposed at the surface.[1]
See also
- List of impact structures in North America
- Geology of Saskatchewan
References
- ^ "Elbow crater". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
External links
- Aerial exploration of the Elbow crater
50°59′N 106°43′W / 50.983°N 106.717°W / 50.983; -106.717
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