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A Possible Meteorite Crater near Duckwater, Nye County, Nevada (ECN =+1157,387)
Author(s) -
Rinehart John S.,
Elvey C. T.
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
contributions of the meteoritical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0096-2805
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1951.tb00169.x
Subject(s) - impact crater , meteorite , geology , geochemistry , astrobiology , archaeology , mining engineering , geography , physics
A bstract A circular crater, known before 1936, near Duckwater, Nye County, Nevada (ECN = + 1157,387), some 225 feet in diameter and from 10 to 15 feet deep, which may be meteoritic in origin, is described. Altho extensive searches have been made, no meteoritic material has as yet been located in or near this crater.