Why it matters

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

What happenedManson is a confirmed terrestrial impact structure in a terrestrial setting under editorial verification. This profile records a listed diameter of 35 km and keeps the object ready for editorial expansion.
Why it mattersManson 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

Diámetro35 km
Depthnot listed
Ageage under editorial verification
EstadoConfirmado
Coordinates42.583° N / 94.550° W
Record levelminimal

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

Perfil científico

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

Data provenanceEarth Impact Database

Galería de reconstrucción

Más lecturas visuales del cráter

Si la imagen verificada no basta, la ficha recibe una reconstrucción científica: no fantasía en lugar de dato, sino una hipótesis visual separada de las fuentes.

Paleta del mundoocean blue, cloud light, and living green land
Editorial visual plate for Manson: location, scale, and catalog status.
Vista visual actualPlaca base: fuente, material orbital o lámina editorial donde empieza la lectura visual.
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

Cada ficha necesita una vista previa visual: una imagen existente, una fuente tratada estéticamente o una reconstrucción científica.

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

Historia de investigación

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

Fuentes

CSVJSONManson. 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

Datos

  • Listed diameter: 35 km.
  • Listed age: age under editorial verification.
  • Profile coordinates: 42.583, -94.550.
Glossaryejecta, impact melt, breccia, central peak, erosion
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