Rotmistrivka crater
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Rotmistrivka is an impact crater in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, which is located near the village of Rotmistrivka.
| Rotmistrivka crater | |
|---|---|
Rotmistrivka | |
| Location | |
| Impact crater structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) |
| Age | 120 ± 10 Ma |
| Exposed | No |
| Drilled | Yes |
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]
