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Karikkoselkä is a meteorite impact crater in Finland that forms a lake. The crater has an estimated diameter of about 2.4 kilometers and includes a central island within the water-filled depression. Its estimated age is approximately 230 million years, placing its formation in the Triassic period and making it an impact structure substantially older than the present landscape around it.
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Where is the Karikkoselkä crater?
Karikkoselkä is a meteorite impact crater in Finland. It forms a lake in the Finnish landscape.
How large is Karikkoselkä crater?
The crater has an estimated diameter of about 2.4 kilometers. Its water-filled depression is smaller than many famous large impact basins.
What is the central island in Karikkoselkä?
Karikkoselkä includes a central island within the lake occupying the impact depression. The island is a distinctive feature of the water-filled crater structure.
How old is the Karikkoselkä impact?
Its estimated age is approximately 230 million years. That places the impact in the Triassic Period of the Mesozoic Era.
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