Monturaqui crater

Monturaqui Crater

Monturaqui is a meteorite crater in Chile. It is located south of the Salar de Atacama, in the Antofagasta Region.

It is 350 m (1,148 ft) - 370 m (1,214 ft) in diameter, approximately 34 m (112 ft) m deep. The age is estimated to be approximately 660,000 years (Pleistocene).^[1] The crater is exposed at the surface.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Monturaqui crater". Wondermondo. http://www.wondermondo.com/Countries/SA/Chile/Antofagasta/Monturaqui.htm. 
2. ^ "Monturaqui". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/monturaqui.html. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 

Coordinates: 23°55′41″S 68°15′42″W / 23.92806°S 68.26167°W / -23.92806; -68.26167