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Popigai crater
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Popigai crater
The
Popigai crater
(or
astrobleme
) in
Siberia
,
Russia
is tied with the
Manicouagan Crater
as the
fourth largest
verified
impact crater
on
Earth
. A large
bolide
impact created the diameter crater approximately 35 million years ago during the late
Eocene
epoch (
Priabonian stage
). The crater is 300 km east from the outpost of
Khatanga
and 880 km (550 mi) NE of the city of
Norilsk
. It is designated by
UNESCO
as a
Geopark
, a site of special geological heritage.
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