Monturaqui crater
Monturaqui is a meteorite crater in Chile. It is located south of the Salar de Atacama, in the Antofagasta Region.
It is 350 m (1,148 ft) - 370 m (1,214 ft) in diameter, approximately 34 m (112 ft) m deep. The age is estimated to be approximately 660,000 years (Pleistocene).[1] The crater is exposed at the surface.[2]
References
- ^ "Monturaqui crater". Wondermondo. http://www.wondermondo.com/Countries/SA/Chile/Antofagasta/Monturaqui.htm.
- ^ "Monturaqui". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/monturaqui.html. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
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