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Impact crater on Taimyr Peninsula, Russia
Chukcha crater
Chukcha crater is located in RussiaChukcha crater
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
Age< 70 Ma
ExposedYes
DrilledYes
CountryRussia
DistrictSiberian Federal District
MunicipalityTaimyr Peninsula

Chukcha is an impact crater in Taimyr Peninsula, Russia.

It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 70 million years old (Cretaceous or younger). The crater is exposed to the surface.

References

  1. "Chukcha". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-19.

75°42′N 97°45′E / 75.700°N 97.750°E / 75.700; 97.750

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