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Gow is a deeply buried meteorite impact crater in Saskatchewan, Canada. Its estimated diameter is about 5 kilometers, but the structure is not exposed as a clearly visible surface crater because it lies beneath younger geological material. Available estimates place its formation near the Permian-Triassic interval, making it an ancient impact structure identified primarily through subsurface evidence.

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Where is the Gow crater?

Gow is a deeply buried meteorite impact crater in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is hidden beneath younger geological material rather than exposed at the surface.

How large is the Gow crater?

Its estimated diameter is about 5 kilometers. Because it is buried, the size is inferred from geological evidence rather than from a clearly visible surface rim.

Can you see the Gow crater from the ground?

Not as a normal open crater. Younger material covers the structure, so geologists identify it through subsurface and regional geological evidence.

Why is Gow called a buried impact crater?

The impact structure lies beneath later deposits that concealed its original surface form. The term describes its geological position, not a lack of evidence for the impact itself.

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