Ames Astrobleme - Ames, OK
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The Snowdog
N 36° 14.750 W 098° 11.200
14S E 573076 N 4011522
Ames, Oklahoma was (unknowingly) constructed on the site of an ancient 16-km-wide meteor impact site.
Waymark Code: WM1692A
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2022
Views: 3
During the Ordovician Meteor Event, about 670 million years ago, the Earth was showered with asteroids. Several impacts from this event have been identified. At the time, this area was under a shallow sea, which eventually filled the crater with sediments. When the waters receded, the crater was almost completely obscured and was not discovered until 1991, by a geologist studying seismic data in search of fossil fuels. Oil was in fact discovered in the area, making this one of several oil-producing craters. This waymark is set at the Ames Astrobleme Museum, which provides both static and interactive exhibits about the site. The open-air museum is free and open to the public at all times.
Type of Crater: Simple
Crater Diameter: 16 km
Age of Crater: 670,000,000.00
Crater Web Page: [Web Link]
View from the Coordinates:
The Ames Astrobleme Museum, with both static and interactive exhibits.
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