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TERNOVKA CRATER Latitude and Longitude:

48°8′31″N 33°33′10″E / 48.14194°N 33.55278°E / 48.14194; 33.55278
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Terny crater
Terny crater is located in Ukraine
Terny crater
Terny crater
Location of Terny crater in Ukraine
Terny crater is located in Europe
Terny crater
Terny crater
Terny crater (Europe)
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter11 km (6.8 mi)
Age280 ± 10 Ma
Early or Middle Permian
ExposedNo
DrilledYes
Bolide type Chondrite
Location
Location  Kryvyi Rih
Coordinates 48°8′31″N 33°33′10″E / 48.14194°N 33.55278°E / 48.14194; 33.55278
Country  Ukraine
Province Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Ternivsky crater or Ternovsky crater (*outmoded) is a meteorite crater named after the locality Terny in the northern outskirts ( Ternivskyi District) of Kryvyi Rih and also Kryvyi Rih Raion in Ukraine.

It is 11 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 280 ± 10 million years ( Permian). The crater is not exposed at the surface. [1]

References

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