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Rotmistrivka crater

Coordinates: 49°08′50″N 31°42′30″E / 49.14722°N 31.70833°E / 49.14722; 31.70833
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Smila

Rotmistrivka crater
Rotmistrivka
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi)
Age120 ± 10 Ma
ExposedNo
DrilledYes
CountryUkraine
DistrictSmila
MunicipalityRotmistrivka

Rotmistrivka is an impact crater in Ukraine (Cherkasy Oblast) which is located near the village Rotmistrivka of Smila district.

The crater is 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) in diameter, with an age estimated at 120 ± 10 million years (Lower Cretaceous). It is not exposed to the surface, being buried beneath continental and marine sedimentary deposits. The crater contains a brecciated lens of granite fragments and particles of impact glass, overlain by shales, limestones and granite-derived sandstones of lower Cretaceous age.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Rotmistrovka". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-16.

49°08′50″N 31°42′30″E / 49.14722°N 31.70833°E / 49.14722; 31.70833