Shoemaker impact structure | |
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Teague Ring | |
![]() Shoemaker impact structure from space | |
Impact crater/structure | |
Confidence | Confirmed |
Diameter |
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Age |
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Exposed | Yes |
Drilled | No |
Location | |
Coordinates | 25°52′S 120°53′E / 25.867°S 120.883°E |
Country | Australia |
State | Western Australia |
District | Mid West |
Shoemaker (formerly known as Teague Ring) is an impact structure, the deeply eroded remnant of a former impact crater, situated in arid central Western Australia, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north-northeast of Wiluna.[1] It is named in honour of planetary geologist Eugene Shoemaker.[2]