Marquez crater
Encyclopedia
Marquez is a meteorite
crater
located in Leon County, Texas near the small town of Marquez
about 177 km (110 mi) northeast of Austin, Texas
, United States.
It is 12.7 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 58 ± 2 million years (Paleocene
). The crater is not exposed at the surface.
Meteorite
A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface. Meteorites can be big or small. Most meteorites derive from small astronomical objects called meteoroids, but they are also sometimes produced by impacts of asteroids...
crater
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...
located in Leon County, Texas near the small town of Marquez
Marquez, Texas
Marquez is a city in Leon County, Texas, United States. The population was 220 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marquez is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
about 177 km (110 mi) northeast of Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, United States.
It is 12.7 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 58 ± 2 million years (Paleocene
Paleocene
The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era...
). The crater is not exposed at the surface.