Strangways crater

Strangways crater
Landsat image of Strangways crater
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter24–40 km (15–25 mi)
Age646 ± 42 Ma
Neoproterozoic
ExposedYes
DrilledNo
Bolide typeAchondrite
Location
Coordinates15°12′S 133°35′E / 15.200°S 133.583°E / -15.200; 133.583
CountryAustralia
StateNorthern Territory
Strangways crater is located in Northern Territory
Strangways crater
Location of the crater in the Northern Territory
Oblique false colour Landsat image draped over digital elevation model (x10 vertical exaggeration), Strangways crater; screen capture from NASA World Wind

Strangways is a large impact structure, the eroded remnant of a former impact crater, located in the Northern Territory of Australia about 65 kilometres (40 mi) east-south-east of the town of Mataranka.[1][2] It was named after the nearby Strangways River. The location is remote and difficult to access. Its age has been determined as approximately 646 Ma.

  1. ^ "Strangways". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RNE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).