Manson crater

USA / Iowa / Manson /
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Buried 90 meters under glacial deposits, the very large Manson crater was once thought to be some sort of volcano, but in the 1960`s studies revealed it was a impact crater, an extremely large one too. 24 miles in diameter,and 74 million years old.
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Coordinates:   42°35'0"N   94°33'3"W

Comments

  • I've lived in Iowa my whole live and never knew this existed. Wow!
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