Strangways crater

Strangways Crater
Landsat image of Strangways crater
Location within Northern Territory
Location	Northern Territory, Australia 15°12′S 133°35′E
Impact crater structure
Confidence	Confirmed
Diameter	c. 30 km
Age	c. 646 million years
Exposed	Yes
Drilled	No
Bolide type	Achondrite

Oblique false colour Landsat image draped over digital elevation model (x10 vertical exaggeration), Strangways crater; screen capture from NASA World Wind

Strangways Crater is a large impact structure, the eroded remnant of a former impact crater, located in the Northern Territory of Australia about 65 kilometres (40 mi) east-south-east of the town of Mataranka. It was named after the nearby Strangways River. The location is remote and difficult to access. The impact occurred around 646 million years ago.