Gow crater
Gow Lake - Landsat OLI 37 | |
Impact crater/structure | |
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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°WCoordinates: 56°27′5″N 104°28′5″W / 56.45139°N 104.46806°W |
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
- ↑ "Gow". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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