Montagnais crater
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Montagnais is a meteorite crater located on the continental shelf south of Nova Scotia, Canada.[1]
It measures 45 km in diameter, and its age is estimated to be 50.50 ± 0.76 million years (Eocene). The crater is under the sea and buried beneath marine sediments.
[edit] References
- ^ "Montagnais". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/montagnais.html. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Coordinates: 42°53′N 64°13′W / 42.883°N 64.217°W
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