Decorah crater

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Decorah crater is a buried meteorite impact structure located beneath the city of Decorah in northeastern Iowa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf impact crater
meteorite impact structure
buried true
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
coveredBy Paleozoic sedimentary rocks
currentExposure not exposed at the surface
discoveredBy geophysical surveys
discoveredUsing aeromagnetic data
gravity data
seismic reflection data
discoveryStatus confirmed impact structure
estimatedDiameter about 3.4 miles
about 5.5 kilometers
evidenceType brecciated rocks
geophysical anomaly
shocked quartz
geologicalAge Ordovician
hasHazardLevel no known current impact hazard
impactOrigin meteorite
impactTargetRock sedimentary rocks
locatedIn Decorah, Iowa
Iowa
Midwestern United States
Winneshiek County, Iowa
northeastern Iowa
locatedUnder Decorah, Iowa
surface form: city of Decorah
notableFor being a buried impact structure beneath an inhabited city
partOf impact structures of North America
researchField impact cratering studies
planetary geology
structureType subsurface impact structure

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Decorah, Iowa feature Decorah crater