page_title: Steinheim crater
hierarchical_section_title: Steinheim crater
caption_attribution_description: English: Panoramic view of the Steinheim Basin, as seen from the southern crater rim ("Burgstall"). Sontheim, part of the village of Steinheim, is located on the crater floor in the foreground. Visible behind the village is the "Steinhirt", which forms the cenral uplift of the crater. To the right, behind the bush with the dark red leaves, the southeastern rim ("Knill") is visible, and at far right, the "Stubental" valley is visible, which runs south of the crater. In the far backround, at both sides of the Steinhirt, the northern crater rim is also visible. Deutsch: Panoramaaufnahme des Steinheimer Beckens, aufgenommen vom südlichen Kraterwall (Burgstall). Am Kraterboden im Vordergrund befindet sich der Steinheimer Ortsteil Sontheim, dahinter ist der Steinhirt zu sehen, der den Zentralberg des Kraters darstellt. Rechts, hinter dem Strauch mit dem dunkelroten Laub, ist der südöstliche Kraterwall (Knill) zu sehen, und ganz rechts das Stubental, das südlich am Krater vorbeiläuft. Im Hintergrund lässt sich auf beiden Seiten des Steinhirts auch noch der nördliche Kraterrand zu erkennen.
context_page_description: The Steinheim crater is a meteorite crater in Steinheim am Albuch, Heidenheim County, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The crater is located at the northeastern end of the Swabian Alb near the much larger Nördlinger Ries crater and was most probably formed simultaneously with it by the oblique, ENE directed impact of a double asteroid. This impact may have produced several other craters as well.
  It is 3.8 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 15 ± 1 million years. The crater is exposed at the surface.
context_section_description: The Steinheim crater is a meteorite crater in Steinheim am Albuch, Heidenheim County, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The crater is located at the northeastern end of the Swabian Alb near the much larger (24 km diameter) Nördlinger Ries crater and was most probably formed simultaneously with it by the oblique, ENE directed impact of a double asteroid. This impact may have produced several other craters as well.
  It is 3.8 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 15 ± 1 million years (Miocene). The crater is exposed at the surface.
caption: Panoramic view of the Steinheim basin.
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