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Kaluga crater

Coordinates: 54°30′N 36°12′E / 54.500°N 36.200°E / 54.500; 36.200
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Kaluga crater
Kaluga crater is located in Russia
Kaluga crater
Impact crater/structure
Diameter15 kilometres (9.3 mi)
Depth800 metres (2,600 ft)
Age380 ± 5 Ma
ExposedNo
CountryRussia
DistrictCentral Federal District
MunicipalityKaluga Oblast

Kaluga is an impact crater located in Kaluga Oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia.

It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 380 ± 5 million years old (Upper Devonian). The crater is buried under 800 metres (2,600 ft) of sediments; it is not exposed at the surface.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Kaluga". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

54°30′N 36°12′E / 54.500°N 36.200°E / 54.500; 36.200