Shoemaker impact structure

Shoemaker impact structure
Teague Ring
Shoemaker impact structure from space
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameterminimum 30 km (19 mi)
Age1630 ± 5 Ma (contested, see text)
Proterozoic
ExposedYes
DrilledNo
Location
Coordinates25°52′S 120°53′E / 25.867°S 120.883°E / -25.867; 120.883
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
DistrictMid West
Shoemaker impact structure is located in Australia
Shoemaker impact structure
Location of the impact structure in Australia

Shoemaker (formerly known as Teague Ring) is an impact structure, the deeply eroded remnant of a former impact crater, situated in arid central Western Australia, about 100 km (62 mi) north-northeast of Wiluna.[1] It is named in honour of planetary geologist Eugene Shoemaker.[2]

  1. ^ "Shoemaker". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  2. ^ Pirajno F. & Glikson A.Y. 1998. Shoemaker impact structure Western Australia (formerly Teague ring structure). Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy 69, 25–30.