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Karla crater

Coordinates: 54°55′N 48°2′E / 54.917°N 48.033°E / 54.917; 48.033
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Karla crater
Russian: Карлинский кратер; Tatar: Карлы кратеры, romanized: Qarlı kraterı
Karla crater is located in Russia
Karla crater
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
Age5 ± 1 Ma
ExposedYes
DrilledYes
CountryRussia
ProvinceTatarstan

Karla Crater (Russian: Карлинский кратер; Tatar: Карлы кратеры, romanized: Qarlı kraterı) is a meteorite impact crater in Tatarstan, Russia.

It is 10 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 5 ± 1 million years old (probably Pliocene). The crater is exposed at the surface.[1]

References

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

54°55′N 48°2′E / 54.917°N 48.033°E / 54.917; 48.033