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[[Image:Holleford crater x10.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Oblique [[Landsat]] image of Holleford crater draped over digital elevation model (x10 vertical exaggeration). Although the crater itself is buried, its location (arrows) is marked by a subtle surface depression. Screen capture from [[NASA World Wind]]]] |
[[Image:Holleford crater x10.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Oblique [[Landsat]] image of Holleford crater draped over digital elevation model (x10 vertical exaggeration). Although the crater itself is buried, its location (arrows) is marked by a subtle surface depression. Screen capture from [[NASA World Wind]]]] |
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'''Holleford Crater''' is a [[meteorite]] [[impact crater|crater]] in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It is |
'''Holleford Crater''' is a [[meteorite]] [[impact crater|crater]] in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It is 14.9 km in [[diameter]] and the age is estimated to be 550 ± 200 [[million]] years ([[Ediacaran]] or [[Cambrian]]). Although there is a surface depression over the area, the crater itself is not exposed at the surface. |
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Holleford Crater was discovered in the 1950s during analysis of [[aerial photography|aerial photographs]] under the direction of Dr. Carlyle S. Beals of the [[Dominion Observatory]] in [[Ottawa]], Canada. In the late 1950s, the [[Geological Survey of Canada]] conducted a series of four [[geophysical survey|geophysical]] studies: (1) [[Magnetometer|magnetic]] observations; (2) [[Reflection seismology|seismic]] studies; (3) [[Exploration geophysics|gravity]] studies; and (4) a [[Drilling rig|diamond drilling]] program. The seismic and gravity studies and the drilling all produced data consistent with the impact theory. The [[Core sample|drill core]] revealed [[breccia]] and similar materials at predicted depths. The studies concluded that an ancient meteorite impact crater is present in the [[Precambrian]] bedrock below the surface. The meteorite was estimated to be approximately |
Holleford Crater was discovered in the 1950s during analysis of [[aerial photography|aerial photographs]] under the direction of Dr. Carlyle S. Beals of the [[Dominion Observatory]] in [[Ottawa]], Canada. In the late 1950s, the [[Geological Survey of Canada]] conducted a series of four [[geophysical survey|geophysical]] studies: (1) [[Magnetometer|magnetic]] observations; (2) [[Reflection seismology|seismic]] studies; (3) [[Exploration geophysics|gravity]] studies; and (4) a [[Drilling rig|diamond drilling]] program. The seismic and gravity studies and the drilling all produced data consistent with the impact theory. The [[Core sample|drill core]] revealed [[breccia]] and similar materials at predicted depths. The studies concluded that an ancient meteorite impact crater is present in the [[Precambrian]] bedrock below the surface. The meteorite was estimated to be approximately 800 meters in diameter and to have impacted at approximately 55 thousand kilometers per hour. |
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==Location== |
==Location== |
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Revision as of 18:19, 19 February 2009
Holleford Crater is a meteorite crater in Ontario, Canada. It is 14.9 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 550 ± 200 million years (Ediacaran or Cambrian). Although there is a surface depression over the area, the crater itself is not exposed at the surface.
Holleford Crater was discovered in the 1950s during analysis of aerial photographs under the direction of Dr. Carlyle S. Beals of the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa, Canada. In the late 1950s, the Geological Survey of Canada conducted a series of four geophysical studies: (1) magnetic observations; (2) seismic studies; (3) gravity studies; and (4) a diamond drilling program. The seismic and gravity studies and the drilling all produced data consistent with the impact theory. The drill core revealed breccia and similar materials at predicted depths. The studies concluded that an ancient meteorite impact crater is present in the Precambrian bedrock below the surface. The meteorite was estimated to be approximately 800 meters in diameter and to have impacted at approximately 55 thousand kilometers per hour.
Location
Holleford Crater is located on the Babcook Family Homestead Farm properties (including the original Babcook Homestead Farm, established 1803, owned by the family of the late Frederick and Jean Babcook, at Hartington, Ontario (about 1/2 hour north of Kingston Ontario). Starting in the 1960s, the site has been frequently visited by geology students from Queen's University, at Kingston. In the 1970s, as a result of efforts by the late Frederick Babcook, an official commemorative plaque was erected along the road beside the Babcook Homestead Farm by the Province of Ontario. Queen's University's Miller Hall Museum of Geology maintains a display dedicated to the Holleford Meteorite Crater.