Zeleny Gai crater
Encyclopedia
Zeleny Gai is an impact crater
in Ukraine
(Kirovohrad Oblast
).
It is 3.5 km (2.2 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 80 ± 20 million years (Upper Cretaceous
). The crater is not exposed at the surface.
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
(Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kirovohrad.-Geography:The area of the province is , its population is 1.1 million....
).
It is 3.5 km (2.2 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 80 ± 20 million years (Upper Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
). The crater is not exposed at the surface.