Flaxman crater

Flaxman crater
Location of the crater in South Australia
Impact crater/structure
Confidence Confirmed
Diameter 10 km (6.2 mi)
Age >35 Ma
?Eocene
Exposed Yes
Drilled No
Location
Coordinates 34°37′S 139°4′E / 34.617°S 139.067°E / -34.617; 139.067Coordinates: 34°37′S 139°4′E / 34.617°S 139.067°E / -34.617; 139.067
Country  Australia
State South Australia

Flaxman is a meteorite crater in South Australia, Australia.

It is 10 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be greater than 35 million years (probably Eocene). The crater is exposed at the surface.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Flaxman". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2009-08-19.

Further reading

  • Alley, A. F., Geological Survey of Southern Australia Bulletin, v.54, p.151-218. 1995
  • Haines, P. W., Impact Cratering and Distal Ejecta: The Australian Record. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 52, P. 481 - 507. 2005
  • Haines, P. W., Therriault, A.M. and Kelley,S.P., Evidence for a mid-Cenozoic (?), low angle multiple impacts in south Australia. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, v.34, supplement, p.49. 1999
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