Gusev crater (Russia)
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Gusev is an impact crater
in Russia
. It is located near Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
in Rostov Oblast
.
The crater is 3 km in diameter and its age is estimated to be 49.0 ± 0.2 million years old placing it in the Eocene
. The crater is not exposed at the surface. It may have formed at the same time as nearby and larger crater Kamensk
.
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is located near Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
Kamensk-Shakhtinsky
Kamensk-Shakhtinsky is a town in Rostov Oblast, located on the Seversky Donets River. It was founded by Cossack settlers in 1686 and was granted town status in 1927...
in Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Southern Federal District. Rostov Oblast has an area of and a population of making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia...
.
The crater is 3 km in diameter and its age is estimated to be 49.0 ± 0.2 million years old placing it in the Eocene
Eocene
The Eocene Epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago , is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the...
. The crater is not exposed at the surface. It may have formed at the same time as nearby and larger crater Kamensk
Kamensk crater
Kamensk is an impact crater in Russia.It is in diameter and the age is estimated to be 49.0 ± 0.2 million years old . The crater is not exposed at the surface. It may have formed at the same time as the smaller nearby crater Gusev.- References :...
.