Wells Creek crater

36.377778 - 87.658333Koordinaten: 36 ° 22 ' 40 "N, 87 ° 39 ' 30" W

The Wells Creek Crater is an impact crater in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

The diameter of the crater is twelve kilometers and the age is estimated at about 200 million years, so the impact event took place in the era of the Jura. From the surface of the crater is visible. In the center of the crater to find the finest radiation cone in the world, many have been collected and exhibited worldwide.