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TERRESTRIAL IMPACT CRATER LIST by Calvin J. Hamilton _________________________________________________________________

Acraman, Australia Location: 32�1'S, 135�27'E Diameter: 160.000 km Age: 570.00 million years

Ames Location: 36�15'N, 98�10'W Diameter: 16.000 km Age: 470.00 +- 30.00 million years

Amguid Location: 26�5'N, 4�23'E Diameter: 0.450 km Age: 100,000 years

Aouelloul, Mauritania Location: 20�15'N, 12�41'W Diameter: 0.390 km Age: 3.10 +- 0.30 million years

Araguainha Dome Location: 16�46'S, 52�59'W Diameter: 40.000 km Age: 249.00 +- 19.00 million years

Avak Location: 71�15'N, 156�38'W Diameter: 12.000 km Age: 100.00 +- 5.00 million years

Azuara, Spain Location: 41�10'N, 0�55'W Diameter: 30.000 km Age: 130.00 million years

B.P. Structure Location: 25�19'N, 24�20'E Diameter: 2.800 km Age: 120.00 million years

Barringer, Arizona Location: 35�2'N, 111�1'W Diameter: 1.186 km Age: 49,000 years

BeaverHhead Location: 44�36'N, 113�0'W Diameter: 60.000 km Age: 600.00 million years

Bee Bluff Location: 29�2'N, 99�51'W Diameter: 2.400 km Age: 40.00 million years

Beyenchime-Salaatin Location: 71�50'N, 123�30'E Diameter: 8.000 km Age: 65.00 million years

Bigach Location: 48�30'N, 82�0'E Diameter: 7.000 km Age: 6.00 +- 3.00 million years

Boltysh, Ukraine Location: 48�45'N, 32�10'E Diameter: 25.000 km Age: 88.00 +- 3.00 million years

Bosumtwi, Ghana Location: 6�32'N, 1�25'W Diameter: 10.500 km Age: 1.30 +- 0.2 million years

Boxhole, North Territory, Australia Location: 22�37'S, 135�12'E Diameter: 0.170 km Age: 30,000 years

Brent, Onterio, Canada Location: 46�5'N, 78�29'W Diameter: 3.800 km Age: 450.00 +- 30.00 million years

Campo Del Cielo, Argentina Location: 27�38'S, 61�42'W Diameter: 0.050 km Age: 0 years

Carswell, Saskatchewan, Canada Location: 58�27'N, 109�30'W Diameter: 39.000 km Age: 115.00 +- 10.00 million years

Charlevoix, Canada Location: 47�32'N, 70�18'W Diameter: 54.000 km Age: 357.00 +- 15.00 million years

Chicxulub, Mexico Location: 21�20'N, 89�30'W Diameter: 300.000 km Age: 64.98 +- 0.05 million years

Chiyli Location: 49�10'N, 57�51'E Diameter: 5.500 km Age: 46.00 +- 7.00 million years

Clearwater Lake East, Quebec, Canada Location: 56�5'N, 74�7'W Diameter: 22.000 km Age: 290.00 +- 20.00 million years

Clearwater Lake West, Quebec, Canada Location: 56�13'N, 74�30'W Diameter: 32.000 km Age: 290.00 +- 20.00 million years

Connolly Basin, Australia Location: 23�32'S, 124�45'E Diameter: 9.000 km Age: 60.00 million years

Crooked Creek, Missouri Location: 37�50'N, 91�23'W Diameter: 7.000 km Age: 320.00 +- 80.00 million years

Dalgaranga, West Australia Location: 27�45'S, 117�5'E Diameter: 0.021 km Age: 30,000 years

Decaturville, Missouri Location: 37�54'N, 92�43'W Diameter: 6.000 km Age: 300.00 million years

Deep Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada Location: 56�24'N, 102�59'W Diameter: 13.000 km Age: 100.00 +- 50.00 million years

Dellen, Sweden Location: 61�55'N, 16�39'E Diameter: 15.000 km Age: 110.00 +- 2.70 million years

Des Plaines, Illinois Location: 42�3'N, 87�52'W Diameter: 8.000 km Age: 280.00 million years

Dobele Location: 56�35'N, 23�15'E Diameter: 4.500 km Age: 300.00 +- 35.00 million years

Eagle Butte Location: 49�42'N, 110�35'W Diameter: 19.000 km Age: 65.00 million years

El'Gygytgyn, Russia Location: 67�30'N, 172�5'E Diameter: 18.000 km Age: 3.50 +- 0.50 million years

Flynn Creek, Tennessee Location: 36�17'N, 85�40'W Diameter: 3.550 km Age: 360.00 +- 20.00 million years

Garnos Location: 60�39'N, 9�0'E Diameter: 5.000 km Age: 500.00 +- 10.00 million years

Glasford, Illinois Location: 40�36'N, 89�47'W Diameter: 4.000 km Age: 430.00 million years

Glover Bluff Location: 43�58'N, 89�32'W Diameter: 3.000 km Age: 500.00 million years

Goat Paddock Location: 18�20'S, 126�40'E Diameter: 5.100 km Age: 50.00 million years

Gosses Bluff, North Territory, Australia Location: 23�50'S, 132�19'E Diameter: 22.000 km Age: 142.50 +- 0.50 million years

Gow Lake, Canada Location: 56�27'N, 104�29'W Diameter: 4.000 km Age: 250.00 million years

Gusev Location: 48�21'N, 40�14'E Diameter: 3.500 km Age: 65.00 million years

Haughton, Canada Location: 75�22'N, 89�41'W Diameter: 20.5 km Age: 21.5 +- 1.00 million years

Haviland Location: 37�35'N, 99�10'W Diameter: 0.015 km Age: 0 years

Henbury, North Territory, Australia Location: 24�35'S, 133�9'E Diameter: 0.157 km Age: 10,000 years

Holleford, Onterio, Canada Location: 44�28'N, 76�38'W Diameter: 2.350 km Age: 550.00 +- 100.00 million years

Ile Rouleau Location: 50�41'N, 73�53'W Diameter: 4.000 km Age: 300.00 million years

Ilumetsa Location: 57�58'N, 25�25'E Diameter: 0.080 km Age: 0 years

Ilyinets Location: 49�6'N, 29�12'E Diameter: 4.500 km Age: 395.00 +- 5.00 million years

Janisjarvi, Russia Location: 61�58'N, 30�55'E Diameter: 14.000 km Age: 698.00 +- 22.00 million years

Kaalijarvi Location: 58�24'N, 22�40'E Diameter: 0.110 km Age: 0 +- 0 years

Kaluga, Russia Location: 54�30'N, 36�15'E Diameter: 15.000 km Age: 380.00 +- 10.00 million years

Kamensk Location: 48�20'N, 40�15'E Diameter: 25.000 km Age: 65.00 +- 2.00 million years

Kara, Russia Location: 69�5'N, 64�18'E Diameter: 65.000 km Age: 73.00 +- 3.00 million years

Kara-Kul, USSR Location: 39�1'N, 73�27'E Diameter: 52.000 km Age: 25.00 million years

Kardla Location: 58�59'N, 22�40'E Diameter: 4.000 km Age: 455.00 million years

Karla Location: 54�54'N, 48�0'E Diameter: 12.000 km Age: 10.00 million years

Kelly West Location: 19�56'S, 133�57'E Diameter: 10.000 km Age: 550.00 million years

Kentland, Indiana Location: 40�45'N, 87�24'W Diameter: 13.000 km Age: 300.00 million years

Kursk Location: 51�40'N, 36�0'E Diameter: 5.500 km Age: 250.00 +- 80.00 million years

Lac Couture, Quebec, Canada Location: 60�8'N, 75�20'W Diameter: 8.000 km Age: 430.00 +- 25.00 million years

Lac La Moinerie, Canada Location: 57�26'N, 66�37'W Diameter: 8.000 km Age: 400.00 +- 50.00 million years

Lappajarvi, Finland Location: 63�9'N, 23�42'E Diameter: 17.000 km Age: 77.30 +- 0.40 million years

Lawn Hill Location: 18�40'S, 138�39'E Diameter: 18.000 km Age: 515.00 million years

Liverpool Location: 12�24'S, 134�3'E Diameter: 1.600 km Age: 150.00 +- 70.00 million years

Lockne Location: 63�0'N, 14�48'E Diameter: 7.000 km Age: 540.00 +- 10.00 million years

Logancha, Russia Location: 65�30'N, 95�48'E Diameter: 20.000 km Age: 25.00 +- 20.00 million years

Logoisk Location: 54�12'N, 27�48'E Diameter: 17.000 km Age: 40.00 +- 5.00 million years

Lonar, India Location: 19�59'N, 76�31'E Diameter: 1.830 km Age: 52,000 +- 10,000 years

Macha Location: 59�59'N, 118�0'E Diameter: 0.300 km Age: 10,000 years

Manicouagan, Quebec, Canada Location: 51�23'N, 68�42'W Diameter: 100.000 km Age: 212.00 +- 1.00 million years

Manson, Iowa Location: 42�35'N, 94�31'W Diameter: 35.000 km Age: 65.70 +- 1.00 million years

Marquez Location: 31�17'N, 96�18'W Diameter: 22.000 km Age: 58.00 +- 2.00 million years

Middlesboro, Kentucky Location: 36�37'N, 83�44'W Diameter: 6.000 km Age: 300.00 million years

Mien, Sweden Location: 56�25'N, 14�52'E Diameter: 9.000 km Age: 121.00 +- 2.30 million years

Misarai Location: 54�0'N, 23�54'E Diameter: 5.000 km Age: 395.00 +- 145.00 million years

Mishina Gora Location: 58�40'N, 28�0'E Diameter: 4.000 km Age: 360.00 million years

Mistastin, Labrador, Canada Location: 55�53'N, 63�18'W Diameter: 28.000 km Age: 38.00 +- 4.00 million years

Montagnais Location: 42�53'N, 64�13'W Diameter: 45.000 km Age: 50.50 +- 0.76 million years

Monturaqui, Chile Location: 23�56'S, 68�17'W Diameter: 0.460 km Age: 1.00 million years

Morasko Location: 52�29'N, 16�54'E Diameter: 0.100 km Age: 10,000 years

New Quebec, Quebec, Canada Location: 61�17'N, 73�40'W Diameter: 3.440 km Age: 1.40 +- 0.10 million years

Nicholson Lake, Canada Location: 62�40'N, 102�41'W Diameter: 12.500 km Age: 400.00 million years

Oasis Location: 24�35'N, 24�24'E Diameter: 11.500 km Age: 120.00 million years

Obolon Location: 49�30'N, 32�55'E Diameter: 15.000 km Age: 215.00 +- 25.00 million years

Odessa, Texas Location: 31�45'N, 102�29'W Diameter: 0.168 km Age: 50,000 years

Ouarkziz, Algeria Location: 29�0'N, 7�33'W Diameter: 3.500 km Age: 70.00 million years

Piccaninny Location: 17�32'S, 128�25'E Diameter: 7.000 km Age: 360.00 million years

Pilot Lake, Canada Location: 60�17'N, 111�1'W Diameter: 5.80 km Age: 445.00 +- 2.00 million years

Popigai Location: 71�30'N, 111�0'E Diameter: 100.000 km Age: 35.00 +- 5.00 million years

Presqu'Ile Location: 49�43'N, 78�48'W Diameter: 12.000 km Age: 500.00 million years

Pretoria Salt Pan, South Africa Location: 25�24'S, 28�5'E Diameter: 1.130 km Age: 200,000 years

Puchezh-Katunki Location: 57�6'N, 43�35'E Diameter: 80.000 km Age: 220.00 +- 10.00 million years

Ragozinka, Russia Location: 58�18'N, 62�0'E Diameter: 9.000 km Age: 55.00 +- 5.00 million years

Red Wing Location: 47�36'N, 103�33'W Diameter: 9.000 km Age: 200.00 +- 25.00 million years

Riachao Ring Location: 7�43'S, 46�39'W Diameter: 4.500 km Age: 200.00 million years

Ries, Germany Location: 48�53'N, 10�37'E Diameter: 24.000 km Age: 14.8 +- 1.00 million years

Rio Cuarto Location: 30�52'S, 64�14'W Diameter: 4.500 km Age: 100,000 years

Rochechouart, France Location: 45�50'N, 0�56'E Diameter: 23.000 km Age: 186.00 +- 8.00 million years

Roter Kamm, Namibia Location: 27�46'S, 16�18'E Diameter: 2.500 km Age: 5.0 +- 0.30 million years

Rotmistrovka Location: 49�0'N, 32�0'E Diameter: 2.700 km Age: 140.00 +- 20.00 million years

Saaksjarvi, Finland Location: 61�24'N, 22�24'E Diameter: 5.000 km Age: 514.00 +- 12.00 million years

Saint Martin, Canada Location: 51�47'N, 98�32'W Diameter: 40.000 km Age: 220.0 +- 32.00 million years

Serpent Mound, Ohio Location: 39�2'N, 83�24'W Diameter: 6.40 km Age: 320.00 million years

Serra Da Cangalha Location: 8�5'S, 46�52'W Diameter: 12.000 km Age: 300.00 million years

Shunak, Kazakhstan Location: 47�12'N, 72�42'E Diameter: 3.100 km Age: 12.00 +- 5.00 million years

Sierra Madera, Texas Location: 30�36'N, 102�55'W Diameter: 13.000 km Age: 100.00 million years

Sikhote Alin, USSR Location: 46�7'N, 134�40'E Diameter: 0.027 km Age: 0 years

Siljan, Sweden Location: 61�2'N, 14�52'E Diameter: 55.000 km Age: 368.00 +- 1.10 million years

Slate Islands Location: 48�40'N, 87�0'W Diameter: 30.000 km Age: 350.00 million years

Sobolev Location: 46�18'N, 138�52'E Diameter: 0.053 km Age: 0 years

Soderfjarden, Finland Location: 63�0'N, 21�35'E Diameter: 6.000 km Age: 550.00 million years

Spider, Australia Location: 16�44'S, 126�5'E Diameter: 13.000 km Age: 570.00 million years

Steen River, Canada Location: 59�31'N, 117�37'W Diameter: 25.000 km Age: 95.00 +- 7.00 million years

Steinheim, Germany Location: 48�40'N, 10�4'E Diameter: 3.800 km Age: 14.80 +- 0.70 million years

Strangways Location: 15�12'S, 133�35'E Diameter: 25.000 km Age: 470.00 million years

Sudbury, Onterio, Canada Location: 46�36'N, 81�11'W Diameter: 200.000 km Age: 1850.00 +- 3.00 million years

Tabun-Khara-Obo Location: 44�6'N, 109�36'E Diameter: 1.300 km Age: 3.00 million years

Talemzane, Algeria Location: 33�19'N, 4�2'E Diameter: 1.750 km Age: 3.00 million years

Teague, Australia Location: 25�52'S, 120�53'E Diameter: 30.000 km Age: 1685.00 +- 5.00 million years

Tenoumer, Mauritania Location: 22�55'N, 10�24'W Diameter: 1.900 km Age: 2.50 +- 0.50 million years

Ternovka Location: 48�1'N, 33�5'E Diameter: 12.000 km Age: 280.00 +- 10.00 million years

Tin Bider Location: 27�36'N, 5�7'E Diameter: 6.000 km Age: 70.00 million years

Tookoonooka Location: 27�0'S, 143�0'E Diameter: 55.000 km Age: 128.00 +- 5.00 million years

Tvaren Location: 58�46'N, 17�25'E Diameter: 2.000 km Age: 0 years

Upheaval Dome, Utah Location: 38�26'N, 109�54'W Diameter: 5.000 km Age: 65.00 million years

Ust-Kara Location: 69�18'N, 65�18'E Diameter: 25.000 km Age: 73.00 +- 3.00 million years

Vargeao Dome Location: 26�50'S, 52�7'W Diameter: 12.000 km Age: 70.00 million years

Veevers Location: 22�58'S, 125�22'E Diameter: 0.080 km Age: 1.00 million years

Vepriaj Location: 55�6'N, 24�36'E Diameter: 8.000 km Age: 160.00 +- 30.00 million years

Vredefort, South Africa Location: 27�0'S, 27�30'E Diameter: 140.000 km Age: 1970.00 +- 100.00 million years

Wabar, Arabia Location: 21�30'N, 50�28'E Diameter: 0.097 km Age: 10,000 +- 0 years

Wanapitei Lake, Canada Location: 46�45'N, 80�45'W Diameter: 7.500 km Age: 37.00 +- 2.00 million years

Wells Creek, Tennessee Location: 36�23'N, 87�40'W Diameter: 14.000 km Age: 200.00 +- 100.00 million years

West Hawk Lake, Canada Location: 49�46'N, 95�11'W Diameter: 3.150 km Age: 100.00 +- 50.00 million years

Wolfe Creek, West Australia Location: 19�18'S, 127�46'E Diameter: 0.875 km Age: 300,000 years

Zapadnaya Location: 49�44'N, 29�0'E Diameter: 4.000 km Age: 115.00 +- 10.00 million years

Zeleny Gai Location: 48�42'N, 32�54'E Diameter: 2.500 km Age: 120.00 +- 20.00 million years

Zhamanshin, Kazakhstan Location: 48�24'N, 60�58'E Diameter: 13.500 km Age: 900,000 +- 100,000 years

_________________________________________________________________ Calvin J. Hamilton Last Modified: June 1, 1995


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