Kaluga is an impact crater located in Kaluga Oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia.
Kaluga crater | |
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Impact crater/structure | |
Diameter | 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) |
Depth | 800 metres (2,600 ft) |
Age | 380 ± 5 Ma |
Exposed | No |
Country | Russia |
District | Central Federal District |
Municipality | Kaluga Oblast |
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
edit- ^ "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