Ternovka crater

Terny crater
Ternovka crater is located in Ukraine
Ternovka crater
Location within Ukraine
Ternovka crater is located in Europe
Ternovka crater
Location within Europe
Location
Impact crater structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter11 km (6.8 mi)
Age280 ± 10 Ma
Early or Middle Permian
ExposedNo
DrilledYes
Bolide typeChondrite

Ternivsky crater or Ternovsky crater (*outmoded) is a meteorite crater named after the locality Terny in the northern outskirts (Ternivskyi District) of Kryvyi Rih and also Kryvyi Rih Raion in Ukraine.

It is 11 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 280 ± 10 million years (Permian). The crater is not exposed at the surface.[1]

References

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