Haviland Crater Explained

Haviland Crater
Map:	United States#Kansas
Confidence:	Confirmed
Age:	< 0.001
Exposed:	Yes
Drilled:	No
Bolide:	Pallasite
Country:	USA
State:	Kansas

The Haviland Crater, also called the Brenham Crater, is a meteorite crater (astrobleme) in Kiowa County, Kansas.^{[1] [2]}

The oval crater is in diameter, making it one of the smallest impact craters in the world. Its age is estimated to be less than 1000 years.^[3] It has been explored with ground-penetrating radar.^[4]

Meteorite

Over 15,000 pounds (7,000 kilograms) of pallasite meteorites have been recovered from the Brenham fall.^[5]

References

37.5833°N -109°W

Notes and References

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.
3. Haviland . 2009-08-14.
4. Web site: GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR IMAGERY OF HAVILAND CRATER, KANSAS: ANATOMY OF A PARTIALLY EXCAVATED METEORITE IMPACT SITE. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090827195542/http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2007AM/finalprogram/abstract_127198.htm . 2009-08-27 .
5. http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/10/16/meteorite.kansas.ap/index.html Unusual meteorite found in Kansas