Haviland Crater
The Haviland Crater, also called the Brenham Crater, is a meteorite crater (astrobleme) in Kiowa County, Kansas.[1][2]
| Haviland Crater | |
|---|---|
 Pallasite Meteorite at Big Well museum in Greensburg, Kansas | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 50 feet (15 m) |
| Age | < 0.001 |
| Exposed | Yes |
| Drilled | No |
| Bolide type | Pallasite |
| Location | |
| Country | USA |
| State | Kansas |
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The oval crater is 50 feet (15 m) in diameter, making it one of the smallest impact craters in the world. Its age is estimated to be less than 1000 years.[3] It has been explored with ground-penetrating radar.[4]
Meteorite
Over 15,000 pounds (7,000 kilograms) of pallasite meteorites have been recovered from the Brenham fall.[5]
References
- Nininger, Harvey Harlow; Figgins, Jesse Dade (1934) "The excavation of a meteorite crater near Haviland, Kansas", American Journal of Science, v. 28n. 16, p. 312-313.
- Hodge, P. W. (1979) "The location of the site of the Haviland meteorite crater" Meteoritics, v. 14n. 2, p. 233-234.
- "Haviland". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- "GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR IMAGERY OF HAVILAND CRATER, KANSAS: ANATOMY OF A PARTIALLY EXCAVATED METEORITE IMPACT SITE". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27.
- Unusual meteorite found in Kansas Archived 2006-10-23 at the Wayback Machine - meteorite dug up October 16, 2006
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