Kara-Kul
Crater Name | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Age (Ma) | Exposed | Drilled | Target Rock** | Bolide Type*** |
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Kara-Kul | Tajikistan | N 39° 1' | E 73° 27' | 52 | < 5 | Y | N | C | - |
1. Landsat 7 Bands 3-2-1 (RGB) Image acquired: Sept 28th, 2001 submitted by Ron Hayes, USGS
2. Space Shuttle by NASA/LPI
3. Vertical View
References |
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Koeberl, C., Sharpton, V.L., Harrison, T.M., Sandwell, D., Murali, A.V. and Burke,K., The Kara/Ust-Kara twin impact structure; A large-scale impact event in the Late Caretaceous. Global Catastrophes in Earth History, Geological Society of America, Special Paper 247, pp. 233-238. 1990. |
* pre-1977 K-Ar, Ar-Ar and Rb-Sr ages recalculated using the decay constants of Steiger and Jager (1977) Ages in millions of years (Ma) before present. ** Abbreviations: C - Crystalline Target; C-Ms - Metasedimentary Target; M - Mixed Target (i.e.sedimentary strata overlying crystalline basement); S - sedimentary target (i.e. no crystalline rocks affected by the impact event). From Osinski. G. R., Spray J. G., and Grieve R. A. F. 2007. Impact melting in sedimentary target rocks: A synthesis. In The Sedimentary Record of Meteorite Impacts, Geological Society of America Special Paper. Editors: Evans K. Horton W., King D., Morrow J., and Warme J. Geological Society of America: Boulder, in press. ***From Koeberl,C. Identification of meteoritic components in impactites. 1998, Koeberl, C. The Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry of Impacts. 2007 and PASSC Files. (IAB, IIIAB, IIIB, IIID - Iron Meteorite) |