Mishina Gora crater
| Mishina Gora crater | |
|---|---|
Mishina Gora crater Location of Mishina Gora crater in Russia Mishina Gora crater Mishina Gora crater (Pskov Oblast) | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
| Age | 300 ± 50 Ma Carboniferous or Permian |
| Exposed | Yes |
| Drilled | Yes |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 58°43′N 28°3′E / 58.717°N 28.050°E |
| Country | Russia |
| State | Northwestern Federal District |
| Province | Pskov Oblast |
Mishina Gora is an impact crater in European Russia, 180 kilometres southwest of St. Petersburg.[1] It is located in Pskov Oblast of the Northwestern Federal District.
It is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in diameter and has been dated at 300 ± 50 Ma,[1] dating to the beginning of the Permian Period. The crater is exposed at the surface, but is not easily distinguishable from overhead imagery.
References
- ^ a b "Earth Impact Database Mishina Gora: accessed 2012-06-16". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
Further reading
- Shmayenok, A. I., Malakhovskiy, F. B., Explosion pipe near the southeast shore of Lake Chud' (in Russian). Vestnik Leningrad University, v. 24, pp. 97-107. 1974
- Shmayenok, A. I., Tikhomirov, S. V., The Mishina Gora cryptoexplosion structure near Lake Chudskoye (Peipus) (in Russian). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, v. 219, pp. 701–703. 1974