Dobele crater

Dobele crater
Dobele crater is located in Latvia
Dobele crater
Dobele crater
Location of Dobele crater in Latvia
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Age290 ± 35 Ma
Late Carboniferous to Late Permian
ExposedNo
DrilledYes
Location
LocationDobele
Coordinates56°35′N 23°15′E / 56.583°N 23.250°E / 56.583; 23.250
Country Latvia

Dobele crater is an impact crater in Latvia under the town of Dobele. The crater is not exposed at the surface. It is 4.5 km (2.8 mi) in diameter and estimated to be 290 ± 35 million years old (Cisuralian epoch of the Permian period).[1][2]

  1. ^ "Dobele". Earth Impact Database.
  2. ^ Dobele impact crater, citing V.L. Masaitis, "Impact structures of northeastern Eurasia: The territories of Russia and adjacent countries"

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