Mishina Gora crater
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Mishina Gora is an impact crater
in European Russia
, 180 kilometres southwest of St. Petersburg.
It is 2.5 km (1.5 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 300 ± 50 million years old, dating to the beginning of the Permian
. The crater is exposed at the surface, but is not easily distinguishable from overhead imagery.
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 European 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...
, 180 kilometres southwest of St. Petersburg.
It is 2.5 km (1.5 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 300 ± 50 million years old, dating to the beginning of the Permian
Permian
The PermianThe term "Permian" was introduced into geology in 1841 by Sir Sir R. I. Murchison, president of the Geological Society of London, who identified typical strata in extensive Russian explorations undertaken with Edouard de Verneuil; Murchison asserted in 1841 that he named his "Permian...
. The crater is exposed at the surface, but is not easily distinguishable from overhead imagery.