3640 Gostin
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3640 Gostin is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on October 11, 1985 by Shoemaker, C. and Shoemaker, E. at Palomar
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It is named after geologist Victor A. Gostin of the University of Adelaide
, who in the 1980s discovered the ejecta layer from the Acraman
bolide impact at a distance of 300 km from the impact site, within Ediacaran
sedimentary rocks of the Flinders Ranges
, South Australia
, which enabled the impact to be dated at ~580 Ma.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on October 11, 1985 by Shoemaker, C. and Shoemaker, E. at Palomar
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
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It is named after geologist Victor A. Gostin of the University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
, who in the 1980s discovered the ejecta layer from the Acraman
Acraman crater
Acraman crater is a deeply eroded impact crater in the Gawler Ranges of South Australia. Its location is marked by Lake Acraman, a circular ephemeral playa lake about 20 km in diameter....
bolide impact at a distance of 300 km from the impact site, within Ediacaran
Ediacaran
The Ediacaran Period , named after the Ediacara Hills of South Australia, is the last geological period of the Neoproterozoic Era and of the Proterozoic Eon, immediately preceding the Cambrian Period, the first period of the Paleozoic Era and of the Phanerozoic Eon...
sedimentary rocks of the Flinders Ranges
Flinders Ranges
Flinders Ranges is the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts approximately north west of Adelaide. The discontinuous ranges stretch for over from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, which enabled the impact to be dated at ~580 Ma.