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Kärdla crater

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A rain of L-Chondrites in the Thorsberg quarry at Kinnekulle, southern Sweden-Thomas Müller TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.
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Its formation has been associated with the breakdown of 100km asteroid, that might have also resulted in the
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It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in diameter and its age is estimated to be about 455 million years (
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Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton
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Index

Age

meteorite
crater
Kärdla
Estonia
Late Ordovician
Tvären
Lockne craters
"Kärdla"
Earth Impact Database
Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton
59°1′N 22°46′E / 59.017°N 22.767°E / 59.017; 22.767
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Impact cratering on Earth
Impact crater
Impact event
Worldwide
Africa
Antarctica
Asia and Russia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
By country
Possible

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