Ilyinets crater

Impact crater in Ukraine
Ilyinets crater is located in Ukraine
Ilyinets crater

Ilyinets is an impact crater in Ukraine (Vinnytsia Oblast).[1][2][3]

It is 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 378 ± 5 million years (Upper Devonian). The crater is not exposed at the surface.

The Ilyinets crater is located at the boundary of Rosynsko-Tikychki, Dnistersko-Buzki megastructures of the Ukrainian Shield.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ilyinets". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  2. ^ "Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Ilyinets". www.lpi.usra.edu.
  3. ^ Gurov, E. P.; Gurova, E. P. (1984). "1984LPI....15..335G Page 335". Lunar and Planetary Science Conference: 335. Bibcode:1984LPI....15..335G.
  4. ^ Іллінецький метеоритний кратер – виняткова геологічна споруда Європи та перспективний об’єкт міжнародного туризму (p. 660)
  • "Star wound" at Vinnitsia Region Portal

49°7′N 29°6′E / 49.117°N 29.100°E / 49.117; 29.100

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