Global InformationFoelsche crater information
| Foelsche crater | |
|---|---|
 Landsat image of the Foelsche crater (beneath circular hill in centre); screen capture from NASA World Wind | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Age | >545 Ma Precambrian |
| Exposed | Yes |
| Drilled | No |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 16°40′S 136°47′E / 16.67°S 136.78°E |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Northern Territory |
  Location of the crater in the Northern Territory | |
Foelsche is a partly buried impact structure (or astrobleme), the eroded remnant of a former impact crater. It is situated about 85 km southeast of Borroloola in the Northern Territory, Australia, and named after the nearby Foelsche River. Although little of it is exposed at the surface, and no crater shaped topography is evident, the circular nature of the feature is obvious on aeromagnetic images, a factor that led to its discovery.[1][2]
- ^ Haines PW, Rawlings DJ (2002). "The Foelsche structure, Northern Territory, Australia: an impact crater of probable Neoproterozoic age". Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 37 (2): 269–280. Bibcode:2002M&PS...37..269H. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2002.tb01109.x.
- ^ "Foelsche". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 13 August 2009.