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The Chesapeake Bay impact crater is a buried impact crater, located beneath the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, United States. It was formed by a bolide that struck the eastern shore of North America about 35.5 ± 0.3 million years ago, in the late Eocene epoch. It is one of the best-preserved "wet-target" impact craters in the world. [3]
The Weaubleau structure is a probable meteorite impact site in western Missouri near the towns of Gerster, Iconium, Osceola, and Vista. It is believed to have been caused by a 1,200-foot (370 m) meteoroid between 335 and 340 million years ago [ 1 ] during the middle Mississippian Period (Latest Osagean to Earliest Meramecian ).
World map in equirectangular projection of the impact structures on the Earth Impact Database as of November 2017 ... Chesapeake Bay: ... Missouri: 7 320 ± 80 ...
World map in equirectangular projection of the impact structures on the Earth Impact Database as of November 2017 (in the SVG file, hover over a structure to show its details) The Earth Impact Database is a database of confirmed impact structures or craters on Earth .
Map of Tangier and its surrounding islands. Tangier Island is located in the Chesapeake Bay in Accomack County, Virginia. The island is composed of three sandy ridges divided by marshes and tidal streams. These three ridges, called West Ridge, Main Ridge, and Canton Ridge from west to east, run parallel north-to-south. [21]
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, connecting the eastern and western shores of Maryland was completed in 1952. Length of the suspension span is 2,922 feet and the roadway is about 200 feet above water at ...
Missouri United States 7 323–485: Decaturville: 6 less than 323 Decorah: Iowa United States 5.6 464–467: Deep Bay: Saskatchewan Canada 13 95–102: Dellen: Gavleborgs Sweden 19 140.82 ± 0.51: Des Plaines: Illinois United States 8 less than 299 Dhala: Madhya Pradesh India 11 1700–2500: Dobele: Dobele Latvia 4.5 252–359: Douglas Wyoming ...
A man planning a camping trip using Google Maps ran across a uniquely curved spherical pit in Quebec. It may be an ancient asteroid impact crater. A Camper Was Playing With Google Maps—and ...