Montagnais crater

Montagnais crater

Montagnais is a meteorite crater located on the continental shelf south of Nova Scotia, Canada.[1]

It measures 45 km in diameter, and its age is estimated to be 50.50 ± 0.76 million years (Eocene). The crater is under the sea and buried beneath marine sediments.

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Coordinates: 42°53′N 64°13′W / 42.883°N 64.217°W / 42.883; -64.217



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