Maple Creek crater

Maple Creek crater

Maple Creek is a subterranean meteorite crater in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is 6 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 75 million years (Cretaceous or later). The crater is buried beneath younger sediments and cannot be seen at the surface.[1]

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Coordinates: 49°48′N 109°6′W / 49.8°N 109.1°W / 49.8; -109.1



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