Ilumetsa
Coordinates: 57 ° 57 ′ 36.2 ″ N , 27 ° 24 ′ 10.4 ″ E
Ilumetsa is a cluster of visible meteorite impact craters in Estonia . The site was discovered geologically in 1938. It is one of six proven meteorite impact locations in Estonia.
There are at least five craters. The three larger ones are named Põrguhaud ("Hell's Grave") , Sügavhaud ("Deep Grave") and Kuradihaud ("Devil's Grave ").
The age of the crater is estimated to be about 6,600 years ( Holocene ), the diameter of the Põrguhaud is about 80 meters.
The craters are located in the southern Estonian rural community of Võru in Võru County, near the station of the same name on the railway line from Tartu to Orava.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Raucas, A., Tiirmaa, R., Kaup, E., & Kimmel, K .: The age of the Ilumetsa meteorite craters in southeast Estonia . In: Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 1507-1514 (2001) . August. bibcode : 2001M & PS ... 36.1507R .
- ↑ Ilumetsa . In: Earth Impact Database . Retrieved May 30, 2019.