Vista Alegre crater
Meteorite crater in Paraná, Brazil
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Location of the crater in Brazil
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Vista Alegre crater (Brazil)
Show map of BrazilThe Vista Alegre crater is a meteorite crater in Coronel Vivida, Paraná State, Brazil.[1] On the surface it appears as a circular, relatively flat plain within otherwise hilly terrain.
Description
It is 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 65 million years (Paleocene or younger).[1] More recently, a date of about 115 Ma has been given[2] and closer to the age of Vargeão Dome. Considering the proximity of location, age, and stratigraphic similarities of Vista Alegre and Vargeão, it has been proposed that it was a double impact.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Vista Alegre". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ A. Crósta, M. Vasconcelos (2013). Update On The Current Knowledge Of The Brazilian Impact Craters, 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2013)
- ^ A. Crósta, C. Kazzuo-Vieira and A. Schrank (2004). Vista Alegre: A Newly Discovered Impact Crater In Southern Brazil. Extract from the 67th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting" in 2004.
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