Decorah crater | |
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Impact crater/structure | |
Confidence | Potential[1] |
Diameter | 3.5 mi (5.6 km) |
Age | ~470 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Exposed | No |
Drilled | No |
Bolide type | Ordovician meteor event? |
Location | |
Coordinates | 43°18′50″N 91°46′20″W / 43.31389°N 91.77222°W |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
District | Winneshiek |
Municipality | Decorah |
The Decorah crater, also called the Decorah impact structure, is a possible impact crater located on the east side of the city of Decorah in Iowa, United States. It is thought to have been caused by a meteor about 200 metres (660 ft) wide which struck during the Middle Ordovician Period, circa 470 million years ago.