Serpent Mound crater
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Serpent Mound crater, also known as the Serpent Mound Disturbance,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> is an eroded meteorite impact crater in Ohio, United States. It lies largely in Adams County, with the northern part mostly in Highland County, except for a small northeast part in Pike County.<ref name="EIDb">Template:Cite Earth Impact DB</ref><ref name="Ohio_GS">"Subsurface Geology of the Serpent Mound Disturbance of Adams, Highland, and Pike Counties, Ohio." Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey. PDF Template:Webarchive (accessed 10 April 2007)</ref>
It is classified as a complex crater because it features a central uplift, a transition zone, and a ring graben (a ring-shaped trough in the outer part of the crater). Although eroded, the original rim diameter has been estimated at Template:Convert and the age is estimated to be less than 320 million years (Mississippian or younger).<ref name="EIDb" /> However, a 2010 paper suggested that the maximum rim diameter is Template:Convert.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
The crater is named after the Serpent Mound, an effigy mound, located on a plateau in Brush Creek Valley within the crater. European-American explorers had already noted the unusual terrain in the 19th century, and it is often speculated that the odd geological features inspired Native Americans to construct the mound at that location.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1980, the Serpent Mound Cryptoexplosive Structure was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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