Ternovka crater

Coordinates: 48°8′31″N 33°33′10″E / 48.14194°N 33.55278°E / 48.14194; 33.55278
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Terny crater
Middle Permian
ExposedNo
DrilledYes
Bolide typeChondrite
Location
Location Kryvyi Rih
Coordinates48°8′31″N 33°33′10″E / 48.14194°N 33.55278°E / 48.14194; 33.55278
Country Ukraine
ProvinceDnipropetrovsk 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.