Piccaninny crater

Piccaninny crater
Landsat image of the deeply eroded remnant of Piccaninny crater (circular feature in centre); screen capture from the NASA World Wind program
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter7 km (4.3 mi)
Age<360 Ma
<Devonian
ExposedYes
DrilledNo
Location
LocationPurnululu (Bungle Bungle) National Park
Coordinates17°25′30″S 128°26′10″E / 17.42500°S 128.43611°E / -17.42500; 128.43611
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
Piccaninny crater is located in Western Australia
Piccaninny crater
Location of the crater in Western Australia
Oblique Landsat image draped over digital elevation data (x3 vertical exaggeration), eroded remnant of Piccaninny crater (circular feature in centre); screen capture from the NASA World Wind program

Piccaninny crater is an impact structure, the eroded remnant of a former impact crater, situated in northern Western Australia in the Kimberley region. It was named after Piccaninny Creek and lies within the Purnululu (Bungle Bungle) National Park.[1]

  1. ^ "Piccaninny". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-19.