A deeply buried ~190 MYO (Jurassic) impact of around 7 km in diameter, located near Casper, Wyoming. The structure was discovered through oil and gas exploration.
Evidence of Impact Origin
The impact origin of each location listed on this website has been supported by unambiguous diagnostic evidence of hypervelocity impact that has been reported in a scientific (usually peer reviewed) context. Without such evidence, a geological structure is not a confirmed impact crater. This section, which is included for each crater on this website, is not an exhaustive list of such published evidence, but is meant to demonstrate that appropriate work has been done for each listing.
Other significant evidence: detailed morphologic and morphometric data, seismic, gravity, and magnetic profiles.
Bibliography and References:
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Stone, D. S. 1999. Cloud Creek: A possible Impact Structure on the Casper Arch, Wyoming, The Mountain Geologist, vol. 36, No. 4, Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists.
http://archives.datapages.com/data/rmag/mg/1999/stone.htm
Stone, D. S., Therriault, A. M., The Cloud Creek structure, central Wyoming, U.S.A. - Impact origin confirmed, Meteoritics & Planetary Science, v.38, p.445-455. 2003.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2003.tb00279.x/pdf
Regional map with Cloud Creek Crater:
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