Maple Creek is a subterranean meteorite crater in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is 6 km (3.7 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 75 million years (Late Cretaceous or younger). The crater is buried beneath younger sediment and cannot be seen at the surface.[1]
| Maple Creek crater | |
|---|---|
  Location of Maple Creek crater in Saskatchewan  Maple Creek crater (Canada) | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Age | <75 Ma Late Cretaceous or younger |
| Exposed | No |
| Drilled | Yes |
| Location | |
| Location | Williston Basin |
| Coordinates | 49°48′N 109°6′W / 49.800°N 109.100°W |
| Country |  Canada |
| State | Saskatchewan |
| Province | Division No. 4, Saskatchewan |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Maple Creek". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
Further reading
edit- Gent, M. R., Kreis, L. K. and D. Gendzwill., The Maple Creek structure, southwestern Saskatchewan. Summary of Investigations 1992, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Rep. 92–4, p 204–208. 1992
- Gent, M. R., Maple Creek, Gravity Data, Palynology Report, 1992
- Grieve, R. A. F., Kreis, K., Therriault,A.M.and P.B.Robertson., Impact structures in the Williston Basin. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, v 33, n 4, p A63-A64. 1998
- Vreeken, W. J., Postglacial geomorphic evolution of the Maple Creek Basin, Pallister Triangle, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1998 GSA Annual Meeting, Abstract 50594. 1998
External links
edit
 | This article about a location in the Census Division No. 4 of Saskatchewan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article related to the Cretaceous period is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |