Mien crater

Infobox lake
lake_name = Lake Mien
image_lake =
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry =
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location = Småland
coords = coord|56|25|N|14|52|E|region:SE-G_type:waterbody_scale:100000|display=inline,title
type = crater lake
inflow = Dreván
outflow = Mieån
catchment =
basin_countries = Sweden
length = 6.0 km (3.8 mi)
width = 5.7 km (3.5 mi)
area = 19.9 km² (7.7 mi²)
depth =
max-depth =
volume =
residence_time =
shore =
elevation = 90 m (300 ft)
islands = 14 (Ramsö, Kidö)
cities =
frozen =
reference = [http://kartor.eniro.se/query?what=map&mapstate=5;14.86;56.42 Map from Eniro] ] Rough elevation from Google Earth, ± 10 m] Location map skew
SwedenCIAx
label=Mien crater | label_size=80
background = #BBBB44 | pos=top
mark=Blue_pog.svg| marksize=8
lat_deg=56 | lat_min=25 | lon_deg=14 | lon_min=52
caption = Lake Mien in Sweden
float=right | width=220

Mien is a meteorite crater in southern Sweden, 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of the town of Tingsryd.

The eroded crater is marked by a 5.5-km (3.4-mi) diameter circular lake (Lake Mien).The original crater rim is estimated to have been about 9 km in diameter prior to erosion.cite journal | author = Astrom, K. | year = 1998 | title = Seismic signature of the Lake Mien impact structure, southern Sweden | journal = Geophysical Journal International | volume = 135 | issue = 1 | pages = 215–231 | doi = 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00628.x] Its age is estimated to be 121.0 ± 2.3 million years (Lower Cretaceous).cite web | title=Mien | work=Earth Impact Database | url=http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/images/mien.htm | accessdate=2007-10-28 ]

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