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South Pacific Ocean Eltanin (57° 52′ S, 90° 57′ W)

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The first evidence of a large oceanic impact event.

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  1. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC-CONICET), Bernardo A. Houssay 200, V9410CAB, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

    Rogelio Daniel Acevedo & Juan Federico Ponce

  2. The Planetary Society, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Maximiliano C. L. Rocca

  3. The Planetary Society, Neuquén, Argentina

    Sergio G. Stinco

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  1. Rogelio Daniel Acevedo
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Acevedo, R.D., Rocca, M.C.L., Ponce, J.F., Stinco, S.G. (2015). South Pacific Ocean Eltanin (57° 52′ S, 90° 57′ W). In: Impact Craters in South America. SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13093-4_12

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