Sierra Madera impact structure

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Remnants of a 100 million year old astrobleme. This is only the central uplift area of a larger crater, over 6 miles across.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Madera_crater

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Coordinates: 30°36'12"N 102°54'49"W

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Gideon (guest)

It's actually spelled "Sierra Madera" with an "e" between the d and the r.

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