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Tookoonooka impact structure
Tookoonooka impact structure is located in Queensland
Tookoonooka impact structure
Location of the impact structure in Queensland
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter55–66 km (34–41 mi)
Age128 ± 5 Ma
Early Cretaceous
ExposedNo
DrilledYes
Location
LocationEromanga Basin
Coordinates27°7′S 142°50′E / 27.117°S 142.833°E / -27.117; 142.833
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
DistrictSouth West

Tookoonooka is a large meteorite impact structure (astrobleme) situated in South West Queensland, Australia. It lies deeply buried within Mesozoic sedimentary rocks of the Eromanga Basin and is not visible at the surface.[1]

  1. ^ "Tookoonooka". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2017-10-09.

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