Bow City crater
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The Bow City crater is a potential[1] meteorite impact crater located in southern Alberta, Canada, northwest of Bow City.[2][3][4][5]
| Bow City crater | |
|---|---|
  Location within Canada  Location within Alberta | |
| Location | |
| Impact crater structure | |
| Confidence | Potential[1] |
| Diameter | ~8 kilometers (5.0 mi) |
| Age | ~73 Ma Late Cretaceous |
| Exposed | No |
Wei Xie of the University of Alberta discovrted the 8-km-wide (5-mile-wide) crater in 2012. The crater is estimated to have formed approximately 70 million years ago. It is not directly visible from the surface, as it is buried under approximately a kilometre of overburden. Petrochemical seismic studies provided the first clues to its existence.[3]
