Why it matters

Vepriai expands the Earth catalog and shows the range of confirmed impact structures by scale, age, and preservation state.

What happenedVepriai is a confirmed terrestrial impact structure in a terrestrial setting under editorial verification. This profile records a listed diameter of 7.5 km and keeps the object ready for editorial expansion.
Why it mattersVepriai expands the Earth catalog and shows the range of confirmed impact structures by scale, age, and preservation state.
How scientists knowEarth Impact Database

Measurements and uncertainty

القطر7.5 km
Depthnot listed
Ageage under editorial verification
الحالةمؤكدة
Coordinatesrequires editorial verification
Record levelminimal

Seed record: coordinates and diameter support navigation, while geology, age, and visual rights need enrichment.

الوصف العلمي

The production profile should further document target rocks, preservation state, shock evidence, and the confirmation history of the impact interpretation.

Data provenanceEarth Impact Database

معرض إعادة البناء

قراءات بصرية أعمق للفوهة

إذا لم تكفِ الصورة الموثقة، تُستكمل البطاقة بإعادة بناء علمية: ليست خيالاً بدلاً من الحقيقة، بل فرضية بصرية منفصلة بوضوح عن المصادر.

لوحة هذا العالمocean blue, cloud light, and living green land
Editorial visual plate for Vepriai: location, scale, and catalog status.
المعاينة البصرية الحاليةالبطاقة الأساسية: مصدر أو مادة مدارية أو لوحة تحريرية يبدأ منها التحليل البصري.
Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

Visual reconstruction

Reverse reconstruction → Chronological inversion → Bidirectional analysis → The present as an archive of the future

تحتاج كل بطاقة إلى معاينة بصرية: صورة موجودة، مصدر معالج جمالياً، أو إعادة بناء علمية.

Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
Bidirectional analysischecking past-to-present and present-to-past interpretations
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

تاريخ البحث

This profile was generated from the working Earth appendix and is kept in a clean editorial state until specialist references are added.

المصادر

CSVJSONVepriai. Crater.world record. Last reviewed 2026-05-08.
Last reviewed
2026-05-08
Source baseline
Earth Impact Database
Uncertainty note
Seed record: coordinates and diameter support navigation, while geology, age, and visual rights need enrichment.
Earth Impact DatabaseUniversity of New Brunswick

Education mode

حقائق

  • Listed diameter: 7.5 km.
  • Listed age: age under editorial verification.
  • Profile coordinates: 0.000, 0.000.
Glossaryejecta, impact melt, breccia, central peak, erosion
Classroom questionWhich evidence separates an impact crater from a volcanic caldera?
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