Steinheim Basin

The Steinheim Basin is a meteorite crater with a diameter of 3.5 km located in the german state of Baden-Württemberg.

Aerial view

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  Steinheim Basin Aerial View
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  Steinheim Basin
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  Nördlinger Ries and Steinheim basin
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  Nördlinger Ries and Steinheim basin
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  Nördlinger Ries and Steinheim basin, with markings

Panoramas

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  Panorama
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  Panoramic view of the Steinheim basin and the Zentralberg, seen from the southern edge (Burgstall).
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  Panorama view from the eastern edge of the northern part of the Steinheim basin with Steinheim.

Normal views

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  View from the southern rim of the crater to the area outside the crater
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  The central hill "Steinhirt"
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  Limestone cliffs Wäldlesfels on the summit of the Steinhirt central hill

Finds in the Steinheim Basin

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  Limestone Breccia
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  Shatter Cone
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  Shatter Cone
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  Shatter Cone Ammonit
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  Subparallel shock fractures
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  Breccia of smashed limestone
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  Miocene snail sand from the Steinheim basin.