Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater

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The Chesapeake Bay impact crater was formed by a bolide that impacted the eastern shore of North America about 35.5 million years ago, in the late Eocene epoch. It is one of the best-preserved "wet-target" or marine impact craters, and the second largest impact crater in the U.S. Continued slumping of sediments over the rubble of the crater have helped shape Chesapeake Bay.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_impact_crater
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Coordinates:  37°16'3"N 75°58'18"W

Comments

  • The actual crater is somewhat bigger. It extends to the bends in the river valleys to the west
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