List of impact structures in Antarctica

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This List of impact structures in Antarctica includes only unconfirmed and theoretical impact sites in Antarctica and the surrounding waters of the Southern Ocean. There are not yet any confirmed impact sites in Antarctica according to the Earth Impact Database.

Unconfirmed impact structures

The following craters are officially considered "unconfirmed" because they are not listed in the Earth Impact Database. Due to stringent requirements regarding evidence and peer-reviewed publication, newly discovered craters or those with difficulty collecting evidence generally are known for some time before becoming listed. However, entries on the unconfirmed list could still have an impact origin disproven.

Name	Location	Diameter	Age	Coordinates	Source
Bowers	Antarctica	100 km	unknown	71°12′S 176°00′E / 71.2°S 176°E / -71.2; 176 (Bowers)	IFSG^[1]
Ross	Antarctica	550 km	Oligocene	77°30′S 178°30′E / 77.5°S 178.5°E / -77.5; 178.5 (Ross)	IFSG^[1]
Wilkes Land	Wilkes Land, Antarctica	485 km	<500 million?	70°S 120°E / 70°S 120°E / -70; 120 (Wilkes Land)	see article

References

^ ^a ^b Rajmon, David (2009-07-01). "Impact Database". Retrieved 2009-10-05.

External links

Earth Impact Database – List of confirmed earth impact sites at the Planetary and Space Science Centre, University of New Brunswick
Impact Database (formerly Suspected Earth Impact Sites list) maintained by David Rajmon for Impact Field Studies Group, USA

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