Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Terrestrial Impact Craters : Kara-Kul, Tajikistan

Kara-Kul, Tajikistan

Target Name: Earth
Spacecraft: Space Shuttle
Produced by: NASA
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Location 38°57'N, 73°24'E
Rim diameter 45 kilometers (28 miles)
Age <10 million years

This picture shows the spectacular Kara-Kul structure. Partly filled by the 25-kilometer (16-mile) diameter Kara-Kul Lake, it is located at 3,900 meters (12,900 feet) above sea level in the Pamir Mountain Range near the Afghan border. Only recently have impact shock features been found in local breccias and cataclastic rocks.

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