| Middlesboro crater | |
|---|---|
| Middlesborough astrobleme | |
 The city of Middlesboro is built within the crater | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed[1] |
| Diameter | 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) |
| Age | <300 Ma Permian to late Mesozoic |
| Exposed | Yes |
| Drilled | Yes |
| Location | |
| Location | Bell County, Kentucky, United States |
| Coordinates | 36°37′N 83°44′W / 36.617°N 83.733°W |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
  Middlesboro crater Location of Middlesboro Crater in Kentucky | |
| Access | U.S. Route 25E |
The Middlesboro crater (or astrobleme) is a meteorite crater in Kentucky, United States.[2] It is named after the city of Middlesboro, Kentucky, which today occupies much of the crater.
The crater is approximately 3 miles (about 5 km) wide and its age is estimated to be less than 300 million years (Permian). The impactor is estimated to have been about 100 m in diameter.
- ^ "Barringer". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- ^ "Middlesboro". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2008-12-30.