Vista Alegre crater

The Vista Alegre Crater is a meteorite crater in Coronel Vivida, Paraná State, Brazil.

It is 9.5 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 65 million years (Paleocene or younger). Data for it was presented in 2004 at an annual meeting of the Meteoritical Society.^[1]

References

↑ "Vista Alegre". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2013-11-01.

External links

Extract from the "67th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting" in 2004

Coordinates: 25°57′S 52°41′W / 25.950°S 52.683°W / -25.950; -52.683

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