The main crater is nearly circular. When the water level is low, some rocks can be seen in the middle of the crater.

The explosion has thrown the dolomite rocks in the wall of the main crater into a tilted position

Kaali is a small group of 9 meteor craters in Saaremaa, Estonia. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1836 KB) Kaali main meteorite crater on 10 August 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1836 KB) Kaali main meteorite crater on 10 August 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1857 KB) Dolomite rocks at Kaali main meteorite crater. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1857 KB) Dolomite rocks at Kaali main meteorite crater. ... Dolomite crystals from Touissite, Morocco Dolomite is the name of both a carbonate rock and a mineral (formula: CaMg(CO3)2) consisting of a calcium magnesium carbonate found in crystals. ... A burst of meteors A meteor is the visible path of a meteoroid that enters the Earths (or another bodys) atmosphere, commonly called a shooting star or falling star. ... Tycho crater on Earths moon. ... This article is about the island. ...

The largest of the craters measures 110 meters in diameter and has a small lake (known as Kaali järv (Lake Kaali)) in it. Impact velocity was 10-20 km/s and mass 20-80 tons. At the altitude of 5-10 km the meteorite broke into pieces. The greatest of fragment produced the main crater with a diameter of 110 m and 22 m deep. 8 smaller craters with diameters from 12 to 40 m and depths varying from 1 to 4 m. The explosion that caused the craters is estimated to have happened 4000 ± 1000 years ago (Holocene). The power of the impact (greater than the Hiroshima bomb) burned forests within a radius of 6 km. It has been speculated that the event has played a part in the mythology of the region. The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... For the geometric term, see diameter. ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... The Holocene epoch is a geological period that extends from the present back about 10,000 radiocarbon years. ... Error creating thumbnail: convert: unable to open image `/mnt/upload3/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Nagasakibomb. ... Estonian mythology is based on primitive animistic beliefs and is closely related to Finnish mythology. ...

Asteroid 4227 Kaali is named after it.

External links

• Earth Impact Database
• Kaali crater home page
• About Kaali crater on the official Saaremaa website
• Short-film "Home of the Sun", cooperation project by Estonian production company “Vesilind” and Latvian company "Vides filmu studija"
• A few photos of the Kaali crater