Gow crater

Gow crater

Gow Lake - Landsat OLI 37
Impact crater/structure
Confidence confirmed
Diameter 5 kilometres (3 mi)
Age < 250 million years old (Triassic)
Exposed Yes
Drilled No
Location
Coordinates 56°27′5″N 104°28′5″W / 56.45139°N 104.46806°W / 56.45139; -104.46806Coordinates: 56°27′5″N 104°28′5″W / 56.45139°N 104.46806°W / 56.45139; -104.46806
Country Canada
Gow crater

Location of the Gow crater in Saskatchewan

Gow is an impact crater in Saskatchewan, Canada.

It is 5 km (3 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 250 million years (Triassic or later). The crater contains a classic crater lake with an island (Calder Island) formed by the central uplift.[1][2] It is the smallest known crater in Canada with an uplift structure.[3]

References

  1. "Gow". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  2. Thomas, M.D.; Innes, M.J.S. (1977-03-03). "The Gow Lake impact structure, northern Saskatchewan". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. NRC Research Press. pp. 1788–1795. ISSN 1480-3313. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  3. Pickersgill, A. E.; Lee, M. R.; Mark, D. F.; Osinski, G. R. "Shock Metamorphism in Impact Melt Rocks from the Gow Lake Impact Structure, Saskatchewan, Canada" (PDF). 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015). Retrieved 2015-11-19.

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