Haviland Crater

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox terrestrial impact site The Haviland Crater, also called the Brenham Crater, is a meteorite crater (astrobleme) in Kiowa County, Kansas.[1][2]

The oval crater is Script error: No such module "convert". in diameter, making it one of the smallest impact craters in the world. Its age is estimated to be less than 1,000 years.[3] It has been explored with ground-penetrating radar.[4]

Meteorite

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References

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  1. Nininger, Harvey Harlow; Figgins, Jesse Dade (1934) "The excavation of a meteorite crater near Haviland, Kansas", American Journal of Science, v. 28n. 16, p. 312-313.
  2. Hodge, P. W. (1979) "The location of the site of the Haviland meteorite crater" Meteoritics, v. 14n. 2, p. 233-234.
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  5. Unusual meteorite found in Kansas Template:Webarchive - meteorite dug up October 16, 2006

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