Kelly West crater

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Template:Short description Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox terrestrial impact site Kelly West is a deeply eroded impact crater situated in the central Northern Territory, Australia. It was discovered during Government geological mapping and first reported in 1973, the evidence for impact coming principally from an abundance of shatter cones at the site.<ref name="t73">Template:Cite journal
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Description

The surface expression of Kelly West comprises a circular hill of Palaeoproterozoic quartzite about Template:Convert in diameter, interpreted as a central uplift of a larger complex impact crater.<ref name="ss96">Template:Cite journal
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