Eagle Butte crater
Eagle Butte is an impact crater in Alberta, Canada, named for a rural area west of the Cypress Hills.
It is 10 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 65 million years (Paleocene or earlier). The crater is not exposed at the surface.[1]
References
- ^ "Eagle Butte". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
External links
- Aerial Exploration of the Eagle Butte impact structure
49°42′N 110°30′W / 49.700°N 110.500°W / 49.700; -110.500 (Eagle Butte crater)
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