Panoramas 1 Söderfjärden, Cambrian impact crater in western
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"Panorama at" Söderfjärden, Cambrian impact crater in western
Finland  The Söderfjärden plain is the result of a meteorite
impact about 520 million years ago. Its meteorite edges are well
preserved. The arial view of the crater and its surrounding rim
has fascinated many spectators. "The most beautiful meteorite
crater in Finland" has a diameter of about 4 miles and is more
than 300 meters deep. It is filled with young sediments of
different rocks, e.g. Cambrian sandstone. There are ten other
places in Finland known to have traces of meteorite impacts, but
they are asymmetric waterfilled lakes not appearing much like
craters now. Söderfjärden is a unique place on earth, since only
176 meteorite impacts have been discovered. On Söderfjärden we
can follow the history of earth from prehistoric times to our
age. During millions of years continents have drifted,
Söderfjärden has crossed the equator a