Rotmistrivka crater | |
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![]() Rotmistrivka | |
Impact crater/structure | |
Confidence | Confirmed |
Diameter | 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) |
Age | 120 ± 10 Ma |
Exposed | No |
Drilled | Yes |
Country | Ukraine |
District | Smila |
Municipality | Rotmistrivka |
Rotmistrivka is an impact crater in Ukraine ( Cherkasy Oblast) which is Located near the village Rotmistrivka of Smila district.
The crater is 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) in diameter, with an age estimated at 120 ± 10 million years (Lower Cretaceous). It is not exposed to the surface, being buried beneath continental and marine sedimentary deposits. The crater contains a brecciated lens of granite fragments and particles of impact glass, overlain by shales, limestones and granite-derived sandstones of lower Cretaceous age. [1]
49°08′50″N 31°42′30″E / 49.14722°N 31.70833°E