In Sudbury, Ontario, lies one of the oldest and largest impact craters yet found on Earth. Scientists believe this crater formed when a giant space rock slammed into Earth some 1.8 billion years ago.
What is the biggest crater on Earth? The Vredefort crater, with an estimated diameter of 300 kilometres, is the world’s largest known impact structure. It was created when an asteroid measuring at least 10 kilometres landed on Earth an estimated 2 billion years ago.
On May 4, 2022, NASA's InSight lander detected the largest quake yet recorded on Mars, one with a 4.7 magnitude - fairly modest by Earth standards but strong for our planetary neighbor.
Sometime between the 4th and 8th Century BC, a meteor broke apart while entering earth’s atmosphere. These pieces smashed into the Estonian island of Saaremaa, causing nine craters you can still see today. The largest crater (pictured) is about 110m wide and 22m deep.
Coordinates: 52°29′24″N 16°53′47″E. One of the craters in winter. The Morasko meteorite nature reserve ( Polish: Rezerwat przyrody meteoryt Morasko) is located in Morasko, on the northern edge of the city of Poznań, Poland. It contains seven meteor craters. The reserve has an area of 55 hectares (136 acres) and was established in 1976.
March 24, 2015. An artist's rendition of an asteroid impact. Mike Agliolo/Corbis. Back in 2013, scientists conducting geothermal drilling in the south Australian outback came across something
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