Burckle Crater
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The Burckle crater is an undersea topographic feature about 29 kilometres (18 mi; 16 nmi) in diameter[1] in the southwestern Indian Ocean. A team of Earth scientists called the Holocene Impact Working Group proposes the feature to be an impact crater; these claims are disputed by other geologists.[2]
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Burckle crater | |
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Impact crater/structure | |
Confidence | Hypothesized, contested |
Diameter | ~29 km (18 mi; 16 nmi) |
Depth | 3,800 m (12,500 ft) |
Age | ~5000 years (Holocene) |
Exposed | No |
Drilled | No |
Bolide type | Unknown, possibly remains of a comet |
Location | |
Coordinates | 30.865°S 61.365°E / -30.865; 61.365 |
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