Beyenchime-Salaatin crater
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Beyenchime-Salaatin is an impact
crater
(astrobleme) at 71° 50' N, 123° 30' E in the Russian Far East
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It is 8 kilometres (5 mi) in diameter
and is estimated to be 40 ± 20 million years old (Eocene
). The crater is exposed at the surface.
Impact event
An impact event is the collision of a large meteorite, asteroid, comet, or other celestial object with the Earth or another planet. Throughout recorded history, hundreds of minor impact events have been reported, with some occurrences causing deaths, injuries, property damage or other significant...
crater
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
(astrobleme) at 71° 50' N, 123° 30' E in the Russian Far East
Russian Far East
Russian Far East is a term that refers to the Russian part of the Far East, i.e., extreme east parts of Russia, between Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia and the Pacific Ocean...
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It is 8 kilometres (5 mi) in diameter
Diameter
In geometry, a diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints are on the circle. The diameters are the longest chords of the circle...
and is estimated to be 40 ± 20 million years old (Eocene
Eocene
The Eocene Epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago , is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the...
). The crater is exposed at the surface.