Maple Creek crater

{{Short description|Subterranean meteorite crater in Saskatchewan, Canada}}

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| map = Saskatchewan#Canada

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| map_caption = Location of Maple Creek crater in Saskatchewan

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| location = Williston Basin

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| coordinates = {{coord|49|48|N|109|6|W|region:CA-SK_type:landmark_scale:100000|display=inline,title}}

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| confidence = Confirmed

| diameter = {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}}

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| age = <75 Ma
Late Cretaceous or younger

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| drilled = Yes

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| country = {{flag|Canada}}

| state = Saskatchewan

| province = Division No. 4, Saskatchewan

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Maple Creek is a subterranean meteorite crater in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 75 million years (Late Cretaceous or younger). The crater is buried beneath younger sediment and cannot be seen at the surface.{{cite Earth Impact DB | name = Maple Creek| linkname = maplecreek| accessdate = 2015-09-28}}

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Further reading

  • Gent, M. R., Kreis, L. K. and D. Gendzwill., The Maple Creek structure, southwestern Saskatchewan. Summary of Investigations 1992, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Rep. 92–4, p 204–208. 1992
  • Gent, M. R., Maple Creek, Gravity Data, Palynology Report, 1992
  • Grieve, R. A. F., Kreis, K., Therriault,A.M.and P.B.Robertson., Impact structures in the Williston Basin. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, v 33, n 4, p A63-A64. 1998
  • Vreeken, W. J., Postglacial geomorphic evolution of the Maple Creek Basin, Pallister Triangle, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1998 GSA Annual Meeting, Abstract 50594. 1998