List of impact structures in North America
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This list includes all 60 confirmed impact structures in North America in the Earth Impact Database (EID). These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to an estimate of original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present surface features.
Canada
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! style="width:25%;"|Name ! style="width:20%;"|Location ! style="width:10%;"|Diameter (km) ! style="width:15%;"|Age (Ma/millions) ! style="width:25%;"|Coordinates |
Brent
|3.8 |396 ± 20 |align=right| {{coord|46|5|N|78|29|W|name=Brent}} |
Carswell
|39 |115 ± 10 |align=right| {{coord|58|27|N|109|30|W|name=Carswell}} |
Charlevoix
|54 |342 ± 15 |align=right| {{coord|47|32|N|70|18|W|name=Charlevoix}} |
Couture
|8 |430 ± 25 |align=right| {{coord|60|8|N|75|20|W|name=Couture}} |
Deep Bay
|13 |99 ± 4 |align=right| {{coord|56|24|N|102|59|W|name=Deep Bay}} |
Eagle Butte
|10 |< 65 |align=right| {{coord|49|42|N|110|30|W|name=Eagle Butte}} |
Elbow
|8 |395 ± 25 |align=right| {{coord|50|59|N|106|43|W|name=Elbow}} |
Gow
|4 |< 250 |align=right| {{coord|56|27|N|104|29|W|name=Gow}} |
Haughton
|23 |39 |align=right| {{coord|75|23|N|89|40|W|name=Haughton}} |
Holleford
|2.35 |550 ± 100 |align=right| {{coord|44|28|N|76|38|W|name=Holleford}} |
Île Rouleau
|4 |< 300 |align=right| {{coord|50|41|N|73|53|W|name=Île Rouleau}} |
La Moinerie
|8 |400 ± 50 |align=right| {{coord|57|26|N|66|37|W|name=La Moinerie}} |
Lac à l'Eau Claire Est Clearwater East |26 |460–470 |align=right| {{coord|56|04|N|74|06|W|name=Lac à l'Eau Claire Est}} |
Lac à l'Eau Claire Ouest Clearwater West |36 |286.2 ± 2.6 |align=right| {{coord|56|13|N|74|30|W|name=Lac à l'Eau Claire Ouest}} |
Manicouagan
|100 |214 ± 1 |align=right| {{coord|51|23|N|68|42|W|name=Manicouagan}} |
Maple Creek
|6 |< 75 |align=right| {{coord|49|48|N|109|6|W|name=Maple Creek}} |
Mistastin
|28 |36.4 ± 4 |align=right| {{coord|55|53|N|63|18|W|name=Mistastin}} |
Montagnais
|45 |50.50 ± 0.76 |align=right| {{coord|42|53|N|64|13|W|name=Montagnais}} |
Nicholson
|12.5 |< 400 |align=right| {{coord|62|40|N|102|41|W|name=Nicholson}} |
Pilot
|6 |445 ± 2 |align=right| {{coord|60|17|N|111|0|W|name=Pilot}} |
Pingualuit formerly Chubb and Nouveau-Québec |3.44 |1.4 ± 0.1 |align=right| {{coord|61|17|N|73|40|W|name=Pingualuit}} |
Presqu'île
|24 |< 500 |align=right| {{coord|49|43|N|74|48|W|name=Presqu'île}} |
Tunnunik
|25 |~130-350 |
Saint Martin
|40 |220 ± 32 |align=right| {{coord|51|47|N|98|32|W|name=Saint Martin}} |
Slate Islands
|30 |about 450 |align=right| {{coord|48|40|N|87|0|W|name=Slate Islands}} |
Steen River
|25 |91 ± 7 |align=right| {{coord|59|30|N|117|38|W|name=Steen River}} |
Sudbury
|250 |1850 ± 3 |align=right| {{coord|46|36|N|81|11|W|name=Sudbury}} |
Viewfield
|2.5 |190 ± 20 |align=right| {{coord|49|35|N|103|4|W|name=Viewfield}} |
Wanapitei
|7.5 |37.2 ± 1.2 |align=right| {{coord|46|45|N|80|45|W|name=Wanapitei}} |
West Hawk
|2.44 |351 ± 20 |align=right| {{coord|49|46|N|95|11|W|name=West Hawk}} |
Whitecourt
|0.04 |<0.0011 |align=right| {{coord|54|00|N|115|36|W|name=Whitecourt}} |
Mexico
United States
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! style="width:25%;"|Name ! style="width:20%;"|Location ! style="width:10%;"|Diameter (km) ! style="width:15%;"|Age (Ma/millions) ! style="width:25%;"|Coordinates |
Ames
|align=right|16 |align=right|470 ± 30 |align=right| {{coord|36|15|N|98|12|W|name=Ames}} |
Avak
|align=right|12 |align=right|< 95 |align=right| {{coord|71|15|N|156|30|W|name=Avak}} |
Barringer
|align=right|1.19 |align=right|0.049 ± 0.003 |align=right| {{coord|35|2|N|111|1|W|name=Barringer}} |
Beaverhead
|align=right|60 |align=right|600 |align=right|{{coord|44|15|N|114|0|W|name=Beaverhead}} |
Calvin
|align=right|8.5 |align=right|450 ± 10 |align=right| {{coord|41|50|N|85|57|W|name=Calvin}} |
Chesapeake Bay
|align=right|90 |align=right|35.5 ± 0.3 |align=right| {{coord|37|17|N|76|1|W|name=Chesapeake Bay}} |
Cloud Creek
|align=right|7 |align=right|190 ± 30 |align=right| {{coord|43|7|N|106|45|W|name=Cloud Creek}} |
Crooked Creek
|align=right|7 |align=right|320 ± 80 |align=right| {{coord|37|50|N|91|23|W|name=Crooked Creek}} |
Decaturville
|align=right|6 |align=right|< 300 |align=right| {{coord|37|54|N|92|43|W|name=Decaturville}} |
Des Plaines
|align=right|8 |align=right|< 280 |align=right| {{coord|42|3|N|87|52|W|name=Des Plaines}} |
Flynn Creek
|align=right|3.8 |align=right|360 ± 20 |align=right| {{coord|36|17|N|85|40|W|name=Flynn Creek}} |
Glasford
|align=right|4 |align=right|< 430 |align=right| {{coord|40|36|N|89|47|W|name=Glasford}} |
Glover Bluff
|align=right|8 |align=right|< 500 |align=right| {{coord|43|58|N|89|32|W|name=Glover Bluff}} |
Haviland
|align=right|0.015 |align=right|< 0.001 |align=right| {{coord|37|35|N|99|10|W|name=Haviland}} |
Kentland
|align=right|7.24 |align=right|< 97 |align=right| {{coord|40|45|N|87|24|W|name=Kentland}} |
Manson
|Iowa |align=right|35 |align=right|73.8 ± 0.3 |align=right| {{coord|42|35|N|94|33|W|name=Manson}} |
Marquez
|align=right|12.7 |align=right|58 ± 2 |align=right| {{coord|31|17|N|96|18|W|name=Marquez}} |
Middlesboro
|align=right|6 |align=right|< 300 |align=right| {{coord|36|37|N|83|44|W|name=Middlesboro}} |
Newporte
|align=right|3.2 |align=right|< 500 |align=right| {{coord|48|58|N|101|58|W|name=Newporte}} |
Odessa
|align=right|0.168 |align=right|< 0.050 |align=right| {{coord|31|45|N|102|29|W|name=Odessa}} |
Red Wing
|align=right|9 |align=right|200 ± 25 |align=right| {{coord|47|36|N|103|33|W|name=Red Wing}} |
Rock Elm
|align=right|6 |align=right|< 505 |align=right| {{coord|44|43|N|92|14|W|name=Rock Elm}} |
Santa Fe
|align=right|6-13 |align=right|<1200 |align=right| {{coord|35|45|N|105|56|W|name=Santa Fe}} |
Serpent Mound
|Ohio |align=right|8 |align=right|< 320 |align=right| {{coord|39|2|N|83|24|W|name=Serpent Mound}} |
Sierra Madera
|align=right|13 |align=right|< 100 |align=right| {{coord|30|36|N|102|55|W|name=Sierra Madera}} |
Upheaval Dome
|Utah |align=right|10 |align=right|< 170 |align=right| {{coord|38|26|N|109|56|W|name=Upheaval Dome}} |
Wells Creek
|align=right|12 |align=right|200 ± 100 |align=right| {{coord|36|23|N|87|40|W|name=Wells Creek}} |
Wetumpka
|align=right|7.6 |align=right|~83 |align=right| {{coord|32|31|N|86|10|W|name=Wetumpka}}{{cite encyclopedia|last=King Jr.|first=David T.|title=Wetumpka Crater|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1035|date=April 23, 2010|encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Alabama|publisher=Alabama Humanities Foundation|access-date=February 7, 2013|archive-date=February 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216201429/http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1035|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Wetumpka's Coastal Impact Crater|url=http://www.cityofwetumpka.com/Default.asp?ID=145|publisher=City of Wetumpka|access-date=February 7, 2013}} |
Unconfirmed impact structures
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The following craters are officially considered "unconfirmed" because they are not listed in the Earth Impact Database. Due to stringent requirements regarding evidence and peer-reviewed publication, newly discovered craters or those with difficulty collecting evidence generally are known for some time before becoming listed. However, entries on the unconfirmed list could still have an impact origin disproven.
See also
- Impact craters
- Impact events
- Bolides and Meteorites
- Earth Impact Database – primary source
- Traces of Catastrophe book from Lunar and Planetary Institute - comprehensive reference on impact crater science
References
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External links
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- [http://impacts.rajmon.cz Impact Database] (formerly Suspected Earth Impact Sites list) maintained by David Rajmon for [https://web.archive.org/web/20140816123552/http://web.eps.utk.edu/~faculty/ifsg.htm Impact Field Studies Group], USA
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130708142632/http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/index.html Earth Impact Database (EID)] maintained by the Planetary and Space Science Centre (PASSC), University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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