Ames crater

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Ames Impact (USA)
Ames impact
Ames impact
Position of the structure in the USA.
Ames Impact, Oklahoma
Ames impact
Ames impact
Location of the structure in Oklahoma.

The Ames crater is an impact structure in Major County , Oklahoma , USA .

It has a diameter of 16 km. The estimated age of the original crater is 470 ± 30 million years; the impact took place in the Ordovician . No crater can be seen on the surface of the earth.

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Coordinates: 36 ° 14 '59.8 "  N , 98 ° 11' 59.7"  W.