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ROTMISTRIVKA CRATER Latitude and Longitude:

49°08′50″N 31°42′30″E / 49.14722°N 31.70833°E / 49.14722; 31.70833
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Smila

Rotmistrivka crater
Rotmistrivka
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi)
Age120 ± 10 Ma
ExposedNo
DrilledYes
CountryUkraine
DistrictSmila
MunicipalityRotmistrivka

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]

References

  1. ^ "Rotmistrovka". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-16.

49°08′50″N 31°42′30″E / 49.14722°N 31.70833°E / 49.14722; 31.70833