Ilyinets_crater Knowpia

Ilyinets crater
Ilyinets crater
	Ukrainian stamp: "Star wounds" of the Earth. 400 million years Ilyinets astrobleme
Impact crater/structure
Confidence	Confirmed
Diameter	8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi)
Age	378 ± 5 Ma
Exposed	No
Drilled	Yes
Bolide type	Iron?
Location
Country	Ukraine

Ilyinets is an impact crater in Ukraine (Vinnytsia Oblast).^[1]^[2]^[3]

It is 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 378 ± 5 million years (Upper Devonian). The crater is not exposed at the surface.

The Ilyinets crater is located at the boundary of Rosynsko-Tikychki, Dnistersko-Buzki megastructures of the Ukrainian Shield.^[4]

References edit

^ "Ilyinets". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
^ "Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Ilyinets". www.lpi.usra.edu.
^ Gurov, E. P.; Gurova, E. P. (1984). "1984LPI....15..335G Page 335". Lunar and Planetary Science Conference: 335. Bibcode:1984LPI....15..335G.
^ Іллінецький метеоритний кратер – виняткова геологічна споруда Європи та перспективний об’єкт міжнародного туризму (p. 660)