Flynn Creek Crater - Jackson County, TN
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ggmorton
N 36° 16.786 W 085° 39.941
16S E 619835 N 4015805
An impact crater in rural Jackson County, TN located on Flynn Creek Rd.
Waymark Code: WM14D94
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2021
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An impact crater in rural Jackson County, TN located on Flynn Creek Rd.
"Over 350 million years ago, an asteroid or comet struck this area and more than 10 miles/second forming a crater 2.5 miles across and, in seconds, ejecting 0.3 cubic mile of rock. Deformed limestone beds seen in adjacent cliffs were violently uplifted to form a shattered central peak. This crater, now buried beneath younger rocks, was used by NASA / USGS in training Apollo astronauts and represents an important class of craters found on other planets and satellites in our solar system."
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