Chukcha crater

{{Short description|Impact crater on Taimyr Peninsula, Russia}}

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Chukcha is an impact crater in Taimyr Peninsula, Russia.

It is {{convert|6|km}} in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 70 million years old (Cretaceous or younger). The crater is exposed to the surface.{{cite Earth Impact DB | name = Chukcha| accessdate = 2009-08-19}}

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{{Impact cratering on Earth}}

Category:Impact craters of Russia

Category:Cretaceous impact craters

Category:Impact craters of the Arctic

Category:Landforms of Krasnoyarsk Krai

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