Serra da Cangalha
| Crater Name | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter (km) | Age (Ma) | Exposed | Drilled | Target Rock** | Bolide Type*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serra da Cangalha | Brazil | S 8° 5' | W 46° 52' | 12 | < 300 | Y | Y | S | - |
1. Aerial view (Image credit: Andrea Bartorelli and Alvaro Crósta)
2. Landsat Image (Riachao in inset)
3. ***
4. DEM image Provided by Dr. Carlos Roberto de Souza Filho
5, 6, 7 & 8. Image Provided by Dr. Carlos Roberto de Souza Filho
9. TanDEM-X elevation model of Serra da Cangalha (provided by Manfred Gottwald,German Aerospace Center)
References |
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| * 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) |