Wells Creek crater
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Wells Creek is a meteorite impact crater in Tennessee, United States.
It is 7.46 miles (12 km) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 200 ± 100 Ma (million year old), placing it in the Jurassic or a neighboring period. The crater is exposed to the surface. The center of the crater contains some of the finest shatter cones in the world. Many have been collected and are on display around the world.
[edit] External links
- Earth Impact Database
- Meteorite Articles shatter cone pics
- American Museum of Natural History shatter cone on display
- Italian Site shatter cone pic
- Jarmo Moilanen Collection yet more shatter cone pics
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