Boxhole crater

- 22.612833135.195344Koordinaten: 22 ° 36 ' 46.2 "S, 135 ° 11' 43.2 " E

The Boxhole Crater is a geologically young impact crater in the Northern Territory in Australia.

Its diameter is 170 m. The age of the crater is estimated at 52000-56000 years so is the impact event near the end of the Pleistocene. The asymmetric ejecta blanket extends to the south of well over 300 m and points to a trajectory of the meteorite from north to south. In addition, the entry angle must have been very flat. Fragments of the meteorite were found in the area and show that the crater is formed from the impact of an iron meteorite. At the surface of the crater is still visible.

Pictures of Boxhole crater

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