Puchezh-Katunki is a meteor crater in the Chkalovsk District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Volga Federal District, Russia. It is 80 km in diameter and is estimated to be 167 ± 3 million years old, placing it in the Middle Jurassic. The crater is not exposed to the surface, but appears as variation in the vegetation.

References

• Puchezh-Katunki. Earth Impact Database. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.

Coordinates: 56°58′N, 43°43′E

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