Ilyinets crater

Ilyinets crater
Ukrainian stamp: "Star wounds" of the Earth. 400 million years Ilyinets astrobleme
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi)
Age378 ± 5 Ma
ExposedNo
DrilledYes
Bolide typeIron?
Location
CountryUkraine

Ilyinets is an impact crater in Ukraine (Vinnytsia Oblast).

It is 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 378 ± 5 million years (Upper Devonian). The crater is not exposed at the surface.

The Ilyinets crater is located at the boundary of Rosynsko-Tikychki, Dnistersko-Buzki megastructures of the Ukrainian Shield.

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