Rock Elm Disturbance

Rock Elm Disturbance
North American Middle Ordovician impact craters, which may be part of the Ordovician meteor event. Key: 1: Ames crater, 2: Decorah crater, 3: Rock Elm Disturbance, 4: Slate Islands crater
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter6 km (3.7 mi)
Age430-455 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Exposed-
Drilled-
Bolide typeOrdovician meteor event?
Location
Coordinates44°43′N 92°14′W / 44.717°N 92.233°W / 44.717; -92.233
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
DistrictPierce County
MunicipalityRock Elm
Rock Elm Disturbance is located in the United States
Rock Elm Disturbance
Location of the crater in the United States

The Rock Elm Disturbance is an impact crater in Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States, roughly 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Menomonie.[1] The disturbance is named for Rock Elm, Wisconsin, a nearby town.

  1. ^ "Rock Elm". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2017-10-14.