Lockne crater
Coordinates: 63 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 14 ° 48 ′ 59 ″ E
The Lockne Crater is an impact crater that was created by a meteorite impact and is visible from the earth's surface . It is located about 21 kilometers south of the city of Östersund in the Swedish province of Jämtland County .
The diameter of the crater is 7.5 kilometers, its age is estimated to be 455 million years (Upper Ordovician ).
It is believed that the Målingen crater, 16 kilometers away and 700 meters wide, was formed at the same time.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lockne . In: Earth Impact Database . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. 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. Accessed January 1, 2016. (English)
- ↑ Lars Fischer: Double direct hit in Sweden proven , Spektrum.de, September 14, 2015
