Karakul or Qarokul is an endorheic lake, 25 km in diameter, located within a 52 km impact crater. It is located in the Tajik National Park in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan. Karakul lies within a circular depression, which has been interpreted as an impact crater with a rim diameter of 52 km. Some estimates say the impact is relatively recent. A preliminary esti…Karakul or Qarokul is an endorheic lake, 25 km in diameter, located within a 52 km impact crater. It is located in the Tajik National Park in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan. Karakul lies within a circular depression, which has been interpreted as an impact crater with a rim diameter of 52 km. Some estimates say the impact is relatively recent. A preliminary estimate dated it to between 25 Ma and 23 Ma. However, it may be from the recent Pliocene epoch. The Earth Impact Database also lists it as younger than 5 Ma. It is larger than the Eltanin impact, which has already been suggested as a contributor to the cooling and ice cap formation in the Northern Hemisphere during the late Pliocene.
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