Beyenchime-Salaatin crater
Impact crater in the Sakha Republic, Russia
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Beyenchime-Salaatin is an impact crater (astrobleme) in the Russian Far East.[1]
| Beyenchime-Salaatin crater | |
|---|---|
  Location within Russia | |
| Location | |
| Impact crater structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) |
| Age | 40 ± 20 Ma |
| Exposed | Yes |
| Drilled | No |
It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in diameter and is estimated to be 40 ± 20 million years old (Eocene). The crater is exposed at the surface and is located in the Beyenchime river basin, south of the course of its left tributary, the Beyenchime Salaata (Бэйэнчимэ-Салаата).[2][3]
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