Karla crater
 
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Impact location in Tatarstan
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The Karla crater is an impact crater in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan that was created by a meteorite impact and is visible on the earth's surface .
Its diameter is 10 km and its age is estimated to be 5 ± 1 million years.
The crater is west of the small town of Buinsk near the border with Chuvashia . It was named after the river Karla, which flows into the right Volga tributary Swijaga near Buinsk ( Russian Карлинский кратер / Karlinski krater ).
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karla . In: Earth Impact Database . Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
Coordinates: 54 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ N , 48 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ E