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{{Infobox terrestrial impact site
'''Mishina Gora''' is an [[impact crater]] in European [[Russia]], 180 kilometres southwest of [[St. Petersburg]].<ref>{{cite Earth Impact DB | name = Mishina Gora| linkname = mishina-gora| accessdate = 2009-08-15}}</ref>
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'''Mishina Gora''' is an [[impact crater]] in European [[Russia]], 180 kilometres southwest of [[St. Petersburg]].<ref name=Db>{{Cite web |url=http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/mishinagora.html |title=Earth Impact Database ''Mishina Gora'': accessed 2012-06-16 |access-date=2012-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015010351/http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/mishinagora.html |archive-date=2014-10-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is located in [[Pskov Oblast]] of the [[Northwestern Federal District]].


It is 2.5 km (1.5&nbsp;mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 300 ± 50 million years old, dating to the beginning of the [[Permian]]. The crater is exposed at the surface, but is not easily distinguishable from overhead imagery.
It is {{convert|2.5|km|mi}} in diameter and has been dated at 300 ± 50 Ma,<ref name=Db/> dating to the beginning of the [[Permian]] Period. The crater is exposed at the surface, but is not easily distinguishable from overhead imagery.


==References==
== References ==
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== Further reading ==
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* Shmayenok, A. I., Malakhovskiy, F. B., Explosion pipe near the southeast shore of Lake Chud' (in Russian). Vestnik Leningrad University, v. 24, pp. 97-107. 1974
* Shmayenok, A. I., Tikhomirov, S. V., The Mishina Gora cryptoexplosion structure near Lake Chudskoye (Peipus) (in Russian). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, v. 219, pp. 701–703. 1974


{{Impact cratering on Earth}}
{{Impact cratering on Earth}}


[[Category:Impact craters of Russia]]
[[Category:Impact craters of Russia]]
[[Category:Permian craters]]
[[Category:Carboniferous impact craters]]
[[Category:Permian impact craters]]
[[Category:Paleozoic Russia]]
[[Category:Permian Russia]]
[[Category:Landforms of Pskov Oblast]]




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Latest revision as of 00:38, 27 July 2023

Mishina Gora crater
Mishina Gora crater is located in Russia
Mishina Gora crater
Mishina Gora crater
Location of Mishina Gora crater in Russia
Mishina Gora crater is located in Pskov Oblast
Mishina Gora crater
Mishina Gora crater
Mishina Gora crater (Pskov Oblast)
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Age300 ± 50 Ma
Carboniferous or Permian
ExposedYes
DrilledYes
Location
Coordinates58°43′N 28°3′E / 58.717°N 28.050°E / 58.717; 28.050
Country Russia
StateNorthwestern Federal District
ProvincePskov Oblast

Mishina Gora is an impact crater in European Russia, 180 kilometres southwest of St. Petersburg.[1] It is located in Pskov Oblast of the Northwestern Federal District.

It is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in diameter and has been dated at 300 ± 50 Ma,[1] dating to the beginning of the Permian Period. The crater is exposed at the surface, but is not easily distinguishable from overhead imagery.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Earth Impact Database Mishina Gora: accessed 2012-06-16". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-06-16.

Further reading

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  • Shmayenok, A. I., Malakhovskiy, F. B., Explosion pipe near the southeast shore of Lake Chud' (in Russian). Vestnik Leningrad University, v. 24, pp. 97-107. 1974
  • Shmayenok, A. I., Tikhomirov, S. V., The Mishina Gora cryptoexplosion structure near Lake Chudskoye (Peipus) (in Russian). Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR, v. 219, pp. 701–703. 1974