Ames crater
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Ames crater is a meteorite crater in Major County, Oklahoma, United States.
Ames Crater is 10 miles (16 km) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 470 ± 30 million years (Ordovician). The crater is not exposed at the surface.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Ames". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/ames.html. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
[edit] External links
- Judson L. Ahern, Univ. of Okla.: Imaging the Ames Impact Structure - good general interest article
Coordinates: 36°15′N 98°12′W / 36.25°N 98.2°W
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