Liverpool crater

- 12.395833333333134.0475Koordinaten: 12 ° 23 ' 45 "S, 134 ° 2' 51" E

The Liverpool crater is an impact crater in northern Australia situated Arnhem Land ( Northern Territory ). He was named after the, running near Liverpool River. Its diameter is 1.6 km. The crater is 80-220 million years old and is thus classified into the age of the Paleoproterozoic. At the surface of the crater is visible. He was discovered in the 1960s.

Importance for the Aboriginal

The resident tribe of the Yolngu believes that the crater is the nest of a giant catfish.

Swell

  • Impact structures of the world Database by Jarmo Molianen Accessed on 12 October 2010
  • Earth Impact Database Retrieved November 19, 2010
  • Impact craters in Australia
  • Geography ( Northern Territory )
Yolngu people Siluridae
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