Sudbury Basin
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Age | Paleoproterozoic |
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Provinces | Ontario |
Diameter | 130 km (81 mi) |
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ID | 2470298 |
About Sudbury Basin
The Sudbury Basin, also known as Sudbury Structure or the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive, is a major geological structure in Ontario, Canada. It is the third-largest known impact crater or astrobleme on Earth, as well as one of the oldest. The crater formed 1. 849 billion years ago in the Paleoproterozoic era.