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Coordinates: 51°42′N 36°0′E / 51.700°N 36.000°E

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Kursk crater
Kursk crater Location of Kursk crater in Russia Show map of Russia Kursk crater Kursk crater (Kursk Oblast) Show map of Kursk Oblast
Impact crater/structure
Confidence	Confirmed
Diameter	6 km (3.7 mi)
Age	250 ± 80 Ma Carboniferous to Early Jurassic
Exposed	No
Drilled	Yes
Location
Coordinates	51°42′N 36°0′E / 51.700°N 36.000°E / 51.700; 36.000
Country	Russia
State	Central Federal District
Province	Kursk Oblast

Kursk is an impact crater located in Kursk Oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia.^[1]

It is 6 km (3.7 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 250 ± 80 million years old (Carboniferous to Early Jurassic). The crater is not exposed to the surface.

References

^ "Kursk". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

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