Mishina Gora crater

Coordinates: 58°43′N 28°3′E / 58.717°N 28.050°E / 58.717; 28.050
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Mishina Gora crater
Mishina Gora crater is located in Russia
Mishina Gora crater
Mishina Gora crater
Location of Mishina Gora crater in Russia
Mishina Gora crater is located in Pskov Oblast
Mishina Gora crater
Mishina Gora crater
Mishina Gora crater (Pskov Oblast)
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Age300 ± 50 Ma
Carboniferous or Permian
ExposedYes
DrilledYes
Location
Coordinates58°43′N 28°3′E / 58.717°N 28.050°E / 58.717; 28.050
Country Russia
StateNorthwestern Federal District
ProvincePskov Oblast

Mishina Gora is an impact crater in European Russia, 180 kilometres southwest of St. Petersburg.[1] It is located in Pskov Oblast of the Northwestern Federal District.

It is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in diameter and has been dated at 300 ± 50 Ma,[1] dating to the beginning of the Permian Period. The crater is exposed at the surface, but is not easily distinguishable from overhead imagery.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Earth Impact Database Mishina Gora: accessed 2012-06-16". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-06-16.

Further reading[edit]

  • Shmayenok, A. I., Malakhovskiy, F. B., Explosion pipe near the southeast shore of Lake Chud' (in Russian). Vestnik Leningrad University, v. 24, pp. 97-107. 1974
  • Shmayenok, A. I., Tikhomirov, S. V., The Mishina Gora cryptoexplosion structure near Lake Chudskoye (Peipus) (in Russian). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, v. 219, pp. 701–703. 1974