The Haviland Crater, also called the Brenham Crater, is a

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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 ...

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astrobleme An impact structure is a generally circular or craterlike geologic structure of deformed bedrock or sediment produced by impact on a planetary surface, whatever the stage of erosion of the structure. In contrast, an impact crater is the sur ...

) in

Kiowa County, Kansas Kiowa County (standard abbreviation: KW) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the county population was 2,460. The largest city and county seat is Greensburg, ...

. The oval crater is in diameter, making it one of the smallest impact craters in the world. Its age is estimated to be less than 1000 years. It has been explored with

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Meteorite

Over 15,000 pounds (7,000 kilograms) of pallasite meteorites have been recovered from the

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fall.Unusual meteorite found in Kansas
- meteorite dug up October 16, 2006

References

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