☄️ Jinlin Crater

People's Republic of China · Asia · 23.30°N, 111.81°E

Jinlin Crater is a recent impact crater in Deqing County, Guangdong Province, southern China, about 90 metres (300 ft) deep and with a diameter varying between about 820–900 metres (2,690–2,950 ft) across. The crater is tilted, the impact having occurred on a hillside slope, so it is slightly elliptical; its upper rim is about 200 metres (660 ft) higher than its lower. The meteorite that created the Jinlin Crater is estimated to have been 30 metres (98 ft) in diameter.

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Country	People's Republic of China
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	23.30°N, 111.81°E · view on map

Jinlin Crater is located in People's Republic of China, in Asia.

More impact craters in People's Republic of China

Yilan crater.

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