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Gow crater
Gow Lake - Landsat OLI 37
Impact crater/structure
Confidenceconfirmed
Diameter5 kilometres (3 mi)
Age< 250 million years old (Triassic)
ExposedYes
DrilledNo
Location
CountryCanada
Gow crater is located in Saskatchewan
Gow crater
Gow crater
Location of the Gow crater in Saskatchewan

Gow is an impact crater in Saskatchewan, Canada.

It is 5 km (3 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 250 million years (Triassic or later). The crater contains a classic crater lake with an island (Calder Island) formed by the central uplift.[1][2] It is the smallest known crater in Canada with an uplift structure.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Gow". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  2. ^ Thomas, M.D.; Innes, M.J.S. (1977-03-03). "The Gow Lake impact structure, northern Saskatchewan". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. NRC Research Press. pp. 1788–1795. ISSN 1480-3313. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  3. ^ Pickersgill, A. E.; Lee, M. R.; Mark, D. F.; Osinski, G. R. "Shock Metamorphism in Impact Melt Rocks from the Gow Lake Impact Structure, Saskatchewan, Canada" (PDF). 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015). Retrieved 2015-11-19. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)