Wells Creek Crater

Coordinates: 36 ° 22 ′ 40 "  N , 87 ° 39 ′ 30"  W.

Wells Creek Crater​

Tennessee

Cones of rays in fine-grain dolomite from Wells Creek Crater

Close up of cones of rays from Wells Creek Crater

The Wells Creek crater is an impact crater in the US state of Tennessee .

The diameter of the crater is twelve kilometers, its age is estimated to be around 200 million years, the impact event took place in the geological age of the Jura . The crater is visible from the surface of the earth.

In the center of the crater are the finest cones of rays in the world, many have been collected and are exhibited worldwide.

See also

• List of impact craters on Earth

Web links

• Topographic map of Wells Creek

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Wells Creek in the Earth Impact Database ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 17, 2016.