Ramgarh
Crater Name | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Age (Ma) | Exposed | Drilled | Target Rock** | Bolide Type*** |
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Ramgahr | India | N 25° 20' | E 76° 37' | 10 | ~750-165 | Y | Y | S | - |
References |
Kenkmann, T., Wulf, G., and Agarwal, A. (2019) India’s third impact crater: Ramgarh, Rjasthan [abstract 5007].
In Large Meteorite Impacts VI 2019, Brası´lia, Brazil. LPI Contribution No. 2136. September 30 to October
1,2019 |
Ray, J.S., Veizer, J., and Davis, W.J. (2003) Sr and Pb isotope systematics of carbonate sequences of the
Vindhyan Supergroup, India: age, diagenesis, correlations and implications for global events.
Precambrian Res 121:103–140. 2003. |
* 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) |