Flaxman is a meteorite impact site in South Australia, Australia.
| Flaxman crater | |
|---|---|
  Location of the crater in South Australia | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Age | >35 Ma ?Eocene |
| Exposed | Yes |
| Drilled | No |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 34°37′S 139°4′E / 34.617°S 139.067°E |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
It is up to 10km long, though probably shorter, and is very narrow. Quartz rocks in the valley are affected by impact pressures and these deformation features are thought to be due to a ricochet event from a nearby impact at the Crawford crater, part of a proposed wider multiple impact. The impact date for the Flaxman site is as for Crawford, both estimated to be greater than 35 million years (probably Eocene). The affected rocks are exposed at the surface.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Flaxman". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
Further reading edit
- Alley, A. F., Geological Survey of Southern Australia Bulletin, v.54, p. 151-218. 1995
- Haines, P. W., Impact Cratering and Distal Ejecta: The Australian Record. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 52, P. 481 - 507. 2005
- Haines, P. W., Therriault, A.M. and Kelley, S.P., Evidence for a mid-Cenozoic (?), low angle multiple impacts in south Australia. Meteoritics and Planetary Science, v.34, supplement, p. 49. 1999
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