Popigai Impact Crater
Russia /
Saha /
Saskylakh /
World
/ Russia
/ Saha
/ Saskylakh
, 343 km from center (Саскылах)
World / Russia / Sakha
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The Popigai crater in Siberia, Russia is tied with Manicouagan Reservoir as the 4th largest impact crater on Earth. A large bolide impact created the 100-kilometer diameter crater about 35 million years ago during the late Eocene epoch
Designated by UNESCO as a Geopark, a site of special geological heritage
Designated by UNESCO as a Geopark, a site of special geological heritage
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popigai_crater
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Coordinates: 71°38'19"N 111°0'21"E
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