Tor

Tor is a ca. 50 m diameter circular pit with a partial encircling rim rise, which is considered to be of post-glacial impact origin. The structure has been studied with ground penetrating radar, electric and magnetic measurements.

An information folder has been prepared and the site has been accessible from a nearby road (Tor – en nyligen bildad meteoritkrater, by Herbert Henkel).

References:

Henkel, H., Tiirmaa, R., Fleetwood, Å., and Blomquist, G., 1996: Tor – En meteoritnedslagskrater i Härjedalen, bildad efter istiden. Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, TRITA GEOFOTO 1996:7, 59 pp.

Published Dec. 8, 2010 3:14 PM - Last modified Dec. 8, 2010 3:16 PM