Glasford crater
The Glasford crater is a buried impact crater in southern Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States.[1]
It is 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 430 million years (Silurian or younger).
The Glasford crater was discovered by drilling wells for underground natural gas storage.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Glasford". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ Meteorite Research - Progress Report Archived 2006-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, Research Subcommittee, Associate Committee on Meteorites, National Research Council of Canada, 1967
Coordinates: 40°36′N 89°47′W / 40.600°N 89.783°W
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Categories:
- Earth Impact Database
- Impact craters of the United States
- Geology of Illinois
- Silurian impact craters
- Silurian Illinois
- Silurian southern paleotemperate deposits
- Landforms of Peoria County, Illinois
- Landforms of Illinois
- Peoria-Canton geography stubs