Latitude and longitude of Mizarai crater

Satellite map of Mizarai crater

Mizarai is a meteorite impact crater in Druskininkai municipality, Lithuania. The crater is not exposed to the surface and the site now hosts Mizarai village. The crater is about 5 km (3.1 mi) in diameter and about 250 m (820 ft) in depth. It was created by an asteroid, estimated 300 m (980 ft) in diameter, 500 ± 20 or 570 ± 50 million years ago (Cambrian or Neoproterozoic). The asteroid hit basement rock and shattered it up to 1.3 km (0.81 mi) deep. It was later buried under various sediments.

Latitude: 54° 00' 60.00" N
Longitude: 23° 53' 59.99" E

Nearest city to this article: Druskininkai

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GPS coordinates of Mizarai crater, Lithuania

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