3-637: Möckeln is a lake in Karlskoga and Degerfors Municipalities in Örebro County , Sweden . Except for the settlements surrounding the lake, Degernäs Manor is situated at the southernmost tip of the lake and Valåsen Manor just north of the Valåsen and Labbsand -settlement, overlooking the northeastern parts of the lake. Species of Zander ( Sander lucioperca ), European perch ( Perca fluviatilis ) and Northern pike ( Esox lucius ) are most frequently fished here. Möckeln lake formed in place of
6-480: A meteorite impact crater. Geological surveys in 2011 led by the geophysicist Herbert Henkel, formerly active at the Royal Institute of Technology , established that Möckeln lake northern end towards Karlskoga is a degraded meteorite impact crater with an original diameter of about 4.5 km. The meteorite that crashed is estimated to have a diameter of no more than a couple of hundred meters. The crater formation
9-585: Is lowered about 400 meters below the then ground surface and is now about 3 km in diameter. The crater has been deformed somewhat by the excess of a heavy rocks at the east of the lake and it is also affected by erosion. Other examples of known impact craters in Sweden are Siljan Ring , Dellen and Mien . Karlskoga Municipality Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
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