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Lairg Gravity Low
Lairg Gravity Low in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Donald Bain — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Lairg Gravity Low is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Lairg gravity low is a possible impact crater in Scotland about 40 kilometres in diameter, with a centre near the town of Lairg in the Scottish Highlands. Its identity as an impact crater is suspected due to the impact deposits present in the Stac Fada Member 50 km to the west. However, this has been disputed, with other studies suggesting that an impact in The Minch is more likely.
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Background
Description
Relative to the residual gravity field, at the centre it is 23 mGal lower than the surrounding terrain. The gravity anomaly is approximately 40 km across, and somewhat irregularly shaped towards the edges. It is quite similar to that of the Ries impact crater.
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- Coordinates
- 58.0200, -4.4000
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV27 4AX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Sources
- wikidata: Q48742294 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lairg Gravity Low (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lairg Gravity Low?
- Lairg Gravity Low is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.0200°, -4.4000°.