チクシュルブ
| ラテン表記 | Chicxulub |
| 緯経度 | 北緯 21°20′ (+21.33°) / 西経 89°30′ (－89.50°) |
| 国/地域 | メキシコ |
| 州/地方 | ユカタン州 |
| 直径 | 180 km; 250–280 km (NASA); 170 km (PASSC) |
| 年代 | (64.98±0.05) Ma |
このクレーターは恐竜絶滅のきっかけをつくった衝突で形成された。
画像準備中 重力地図。
SHeomaker & Shoemaker 1999, "The New Slar System", 74, Figure 7)
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文献
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