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Des Plaines sits on the site of a "probable meteorite impact structure" called the Des Plaines Disturbance.
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Des Plaines is an impact crater in Illinois, United States. It is located in the city of Des Plaines, which is a suburb of Chicago.
It is 8 kilometres in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 280 million years (Permian or younger).
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Latitude:  42° 2'59.91"N, Longitude:   87°52'0.04"W

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