Description: The Alamo Impact Crater is a 44 to 65 km structure located in south-central Nevada. A larger diameter is proposed in Andrew et al., 2015. Much of the western and central portion of the structure are reported as having been largely destroyed.
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This steadily expanding website presents a list of known and possible impact crater location within the United States, as well as a few pages that are intended to provide a basic introduction to impact crater science and to the methods and techniques behind the identification of terrestrial impact craters. The website is written and curated as a research resource by Robert Beauford, Ph.D., with the much appreciated assistance of reviews and comments from users. (send comments to: ).
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