Orguse, Lääne-Viru County
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Orguse | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia |
| County | Lääne-Viru County |
| Parish | Väike-Maarja Parish |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Simuna meteorite crater | |
|---|---|
| File:Simuna meteorite crater - panoramio - Aulo Aasmaa (4).jpg Simuna meteorite crater | |
| Impact crater/structure | |
| Diameter | 8.5 m (30 ft) |
| Depth | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Location | |
| Country | Estonia |
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 403: No value was provided for longitude. | |
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Orguse is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.[1] The Simuna meteorite crater is located in this village. Its diameter is 8.5 m (30 ft) and its depth 2 m (7 ft). Reportedly, it was formed on 1 June 1937, when one part of the blasted bolide fell into the ground.[2]
References
- ↑ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
- ↑ EE, Eesti entsüklopeedia A-Ü [Encyclopedia of Estonia A-Ü] (in eesti). Tallinn: Valgus. 2003. p. 514. ISBN 9985701410.
