Chesapeake Bay impact crater
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:lunar_impact_crater
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| gptkbp:affects |
groundwater in southeastern Virginia
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| gptkbp:age |
about 35 million years
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
yes
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| gptkbp:centralPeakDiameter |
about 38 kilometers
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| gptkbp:coordinates |
37.3°N 76.0°W
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:coveredBy |
Chesapeake Bay
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| gptkbp:diameter |
85 kilometers
about 85 kilometers |
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
1983
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| gptkbp:evidenceFoundBy |
drilling and seismic surveys
|
| gptkbp:formedBy |
asteroid or comet impact
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Virginia
|
| gptkbp:maximumDepth |
about 1.3 kilometers
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
Chesapeake Bay
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| gptkbp:period |
gptkb:Eocene
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Chesapeake Bay
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| gptkbp:significance |
one of the best-preserved impact craters in the United States
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| gptkbp:structureType |
complex crater
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Popigai_impact_structure
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chesapeake Bay impact crater
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