Ref # N442, RIES CRATER Flaedle, 11.98 g

NOERDLINGER RIES Meteorite Impact Structure is located at Latitude: 48°53' North, Longitude: 10°34' East, GERMANY.

Impact Glass Slice, Weight: 11.98g, Dimensions: 48.7 x 31.7 x 7.4 mm max.

Name: RIES CRATER
Class: Flaedle
15.1 million years old Impact Structure
Country: GERMANY
Date: Find: 2003

Nördlinger Ries

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For human settlement within the Nördlinger Ries region, see Donau-Ries.

Nördlinger Ries

Relief Map of Nördlinger Ries
Impact crater/structure
Confidence	Confirmed
Diameter	24 km (15 mi)
Age	15.1 ± 0.1 Ma Middle Miocene
Exposed	Yes
Drilled	Yes
Bolide type	Achondrite
Location
Coordinates	48°53′N 10°34′ECoordinates: 48°53′N 10°34′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
District	Donau-Ries
Municipality	Nördlingen
Location of the crater in Germany

The Nördlinger Ries is an impact crater, large circular depression in western Bavaria, Germany, located north of the Danube in the district of Donau-Ries. The city of Nördlingen is located inside the depression, about 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) southwest of its centre.