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Elbow is a
Aerial exploration of the Elbow crater
Impact craters of Saskatchewan Devonian impact craters Maple Bush No. 224, Saskatchewan Division No. 7, Saskatchewan Devonian Saskatchewan {{Earth-crater-stub
Elbow is a meteorite
A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or Natural satellite, moon. When the ...
crater
Crater may refer to:
Landforms
*Impact crater, a depression caused by two celestial bodies impacting each other, such as a meteorite hitting a planet
*Explosion crater, a hole formed in the ground produced by an explosion near or below the surfac ...
just north of the village of Riverhurst in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...
, Canada.
The crater is in diameter with an age estimated to be 395 ± 25 million years (during the Devonian
The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, whe ...
Period). The crater is buried beneath younger sediments and is not exposed at the surface.
See also
* List of impact structures in North America * Geology of SaskatchewanReferences
External links
Aerial exploration of the Elbow crater
Impact craters of Saskatchewan Devonian impact craters Maple Bush No. 224, Saskatchewan Division No. 7, Saskatchewan Devonian Saskatchewan {{Earth-crater-stub