description Iso-Naakkima Overview
Iso-Naakkima is an impact structure in Finland with an estimated diameter of about 3 kilometres. Its formation is placed more than 300 million years ago, during the late Paleozoic Era. The feature is an ancient geological record associated with a meteorite impact and is relevant to geologists and readers studying small craters, impact processes, and the geological history of northern Europe.
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Where is the Iso-Naakkima impact structure?
Iso-Naakkima is an impact structure in Finland. It is an ancient geological record of a meteorite collision.
How large is Iso-Naakkima?
Its estimated diameter is about 3 kilometres. The figure is an estimate because impact structures can be altered by later geological processes.
How old is Iso-Naakkima?
Its formation is placed more than 300 million years ago, during the late Paleozoic Era. It therefore records a very ancient impact event.
Why is Iso-Naakkima important to geology?
It preserves evidence of a meteorite impact in Finland. Its estimated 3-kilometre size and Paleozoic age help place the event in Earth's geological history.
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