Elbow crater
{{short description|Meteorite crater in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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Elbow is a meteorite crater just north of the village of Riverhurst in Saskatchewan, Canada.
The crater is {{convert|8|km|mi}} in diameter with an age estimated to be 395 ± 25 million years (during the Devonian Period). The crater is buried beneath younger sediments and is not exposed at the surface.{{cite Earth Impact DB | [http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/New%20website_05-2018/Elbow.html Elbow] | access-date = 2019-04-25}}
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External links
- [https://craterexplorer.ca/elbow-impact-structure/ Aerial exploration of the Elbow crater]
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Category:Impact craters of Saskatchewan
Category:Devonian impact craters
Category:Maple Bush No. 224, Saskatchewan
Category:Division No. 7, Saskatchewan
Category:Devonian Saskatchewan
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