Newporte crater

Impact crater in North Dakota
Newporte crater is located in the United States
Newporte crater
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Newporte crater is located in North Dakota
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Impact crater/structureConfidenceConfirmedDiameter3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi)Age< 500 MaExposedNoDrilledYes

Newporte is a meteorite crater in North Dakota, United States.

It is 3.2 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 500 million years (Cambrian or younger). The crater is not exposed at the surface.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Newporte". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-19.

48°58′N 101°58′W / 48.967°N 101.967°W / 48.967; -101.967

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