Kursk crater
51°42′N 36°0′E / 51.700°N 36.000°E / 51.700; 36.000Country
RussiaState Central Federal District Province Kursk Oblast Lists ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Pingualuit_aerial_2007.jpg/120px-Pingualuit_aerial_2007.jpg)
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Kursk is an impact crater located in Kursk Oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia.[1]
It is 6 km (3.7 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 250 ± 80 million years old (Carboniferous to Early Jurassic). The crater is not exposed to the surface.
References
- ^ "Kursk". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
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