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Largest verified impact structure on Earth
The Vredefort impact structure is one of the largest impact structures on Earth. The crater, which has since been worn away, has been estimated at 170–300
Vredefort_impact_structure
Geologic structure formed from impact on a planetary surface
An impact structure is a generally circular or craterlike geologic structure of deformed bedrock or sediment produced by impact on a planetary surface
Impact_structure
Prehistoric impact crater in Mexico
rocks. It is one of the largest impact structures on Earth, alongside the much older Sudbury and Vredefort impact structures, and the only one whose peak
Chicxulub_crater
of impact structures (including impact craters) on Earth contains the majority of the 194+ confirmed impact structures given in the Earth Impact Database
List of impact structures on Earth
List_of_impact_structures_on_Earth
Impact structure in Western Australia
The Yarrabubba impact structure is the eroded remnant of an impact crater, situated in the northern Yilgarn craton near Yarrabubba Station between the
Yarrabubba_impact_structure
Impact crater in Siberia, Russia
Popigai impact structure is the eroded remnant of an impact crater in northern Siberia, Russia. It is tied with the Acraman impact structure as the fourth
Popigai_impact_structure
Impact crater in South Australia
Acraman impact structure is a deeply eroded impact crater in the Gawler Ranges of South Australia. Its location is marked by Lake Acraman, a circular ephemeral
Acraman_impact_structure
Impact structure in Western Australia
The Miralga impact structure is an impact structure in the Pilbara Craton of Western Australia. With an initially estimated age of around 3.47 billion
Miralga_impact_structure
Asteroid impact structure in France
Rochechouart impact structure or Rochechouart astrobleme is an impact structure in France. Erosion has over the millions of years mostly destroyed its impact crater
Rochechouart_impact_structure
Impact structure in Western Australia
Shoemaker (formerly known as Teague Ring) is an impact structure, the deeply eroded remnant of a former impact crater, situated in arid central Western Australia
Shoemaker_impact_structure
structures that are not listed on the Earth Impact Database list of confirmed impact structures. For confirmed impact structures, see List of impact structures
List of possible impact structures on Earth
List_of_possible_impact_structures_on_Earth
74 million year old impact structure in Iowa
The Manson impact structure is an impact structure near the city of Manson, Iowa where an asteroid or comet nucleus struck the Earth during the Cretaceous
Manson_impact_structure
Impact crater in northwest Greenland
The Hiawatha impact structure is a probable impact structure discovered beneath the Hiawatha Glacier in northwest Greenland, from which it gets its name
Hiawatha_impact_structure
Impact structure in India
The Dhala impact structure (N25°17'59.7" and E78°8'3.1") is an impact structure formed by an asteroid impact. It is situated near Bhonti village in Pichhore
Dhala_impact_structure
Impact structure in Northern Territory
(1996). "Gosses Bluff—a latest Jurassic impact structure, central Australia. Part 1: geological structure, stratigraphy, and origin". AGSO Journal of
Gosses_Bluff_impact_structure
Lake in Quebec, Canada
highest point is Mount Babel. The structure was created 214 (±1) million years ago, in the Late Triassic, by the impact of a meteorite 5 km (3 mi) in diameter
Manicouagan_Reservoir
includes all 27 confirmed impact structures in Australia as listed in the Earth Impact Database. The following structures are officially considered "unconfirmed"
List of impact structures in Australia
List_of_impact_structures_in_Australia
coordinates) This list of impact structures in Africa includes all 20 confirmed impact craters as listed in the Earth Impact Database. These features were
List of impact structures in Africa
List_of_impact_structures_in_Africa
Impact structure in the Kalahari Desert
The Morokweng impact structure is an impact structure buried beneath the Kalahari Desert near the town of Morokweng in South Africa's North West province
Morokweng_impact_structure
Impact crater in the Eastern United States of America
United States portal Toms Canyon structure probable impact crater 322 km (200 mi) to the northeast. Popigai impact structure of similar age Grande Coupure
Chesapeake_Bay_impact_crater
Circular geological feature in the Sahara desert
the structure was done in the 1990s. A study of the formation of the structure by Matton, et al. (2005, 2008) concluded it was not an impact structure. Further
Richat_Structure
Asteroid impact site in Quebec, Canada
Charlevoix impact structure is a large eroded meteorite impact structure in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Canada. Only part of the impact structure is exposed
Charlevoix_impact_structure
Impact structure in the United States
The Beaverhead impact structure is the second-largest impact structure within the U.S. It lies within the states of Idaho and Montana. Estimated at 60
Beaverhead_impact_structure
(secondary coordinates) This List of impact structures in Antarctica includes only unconfirmed and theoretical impact sites in Antarctica and the surrounding
List of impact structures in Antarctica
List_of_impact_structures_in_Antarctica
Meteorite impact structure in Australia
Tookoonooka is a large meteorite impact structure (astrobleme) situated in South West Queensland, Australia. It lies deeply buried within Mesozoic sedimentary
Tookoonooka_impact_structure
Exposed impact crater in Libya
The BP Impact Structure, also known as Gebel Dalma, is a deeply eroded impact structure that is located 165 km (103 mi) northeast of the Kufra Oasis in
BP_Impact_Structure
Impact structure in Saskatchewan, Canada
Carswell is an impact structure within the Athabasca Basin of the Canadian Shield in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is 39 kilometres (24 mi) in diameter
Carswell_impact_structure
Impact structure in Western Australia
Woodleigh is a large meteorite impact structure (astrobleme) in Western Australia, centred on Woodleigh Station east of Shark Bay in the Gascoyne region
Woodleigh_impact_structure
Impact structure in Libya
Oasis Impact Structure is a deeply eroded impact structure that is located 80 km (50 mi) south of the BP Impact Structure in southwest Libya. The associated
Oasis_Impact_Structure
Impact crater in New Mexico
The Santa Fe impact structure is an eroded remnant of a bolide impact crater in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains northeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The discovery
Santa_Fe_impact_structure
near the center of the structure. It has been subject to controversial, generally rejected claims that it represents an impact feature. It was formerly
Azuara_impact_structure
Asteroid impact crater in Manitoba, Canada
Saint Martin is an impact structure in Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the northern part of the Rural Municipality of Grahamdale, northwest of Lake
Saint_Martin_impact_structure
Meteorite impact structure in Canada
The Tunnunik impact structure, formerly known as the Prince Albert Impact Crater, is a recently confirmed meteorite impact structure. It is located on
Tunnunik_impact_structure
Circular depression in a solid astronomical body formed by the impact of a smaller object
topography, the terms impact structure or astrobleme are more commonly used. In early literature, before the significance of impact cratering was widely
Impact_crater
coordinates) This list includes all 60 confirmed impact structures in North America in the Earth Impact Database (EID). These features were caused by the
List of impact structures in North America
List_of_impact_structures_in_North_America
coordinates) This list includes all 41 confirmed impact structures in Europe as listed in the Earth Impact Database (EID). These features were caused by
List of impact structures in Europe
List_of_impact_structures_in_Europe
Impact structure in Alberta
Steen River is an impact structure in Alberta, Canada. It is 25 km (16 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 91 ± 7 million years (Late Cretaceous)
Steen_River_impact_structure
The c. 80 km x 40 km sized Rubielos de la Cérida structure is a claimed impact feature located in Aragon, northeast Spain, north of Teruel purported to
Rubielos de la Cérida impact structure
Rubielos_de_la_Cérida_impact_structure
Collision of two astronomical objects
cause substantial damage. This results in the formation of impact craters and structures, shaping the dominant landforms found across various types of
Impact_event
Buried feature in south-east Australia, suggested to be an impact structure
impact structure of diameter 520 km (320 mi), which would make it the largest one on Earth, exceeding the largest verified one, the Vredefort impact structure
Deniliquin multiple-ring feature
Deniliquin_multiple-ring_feature
As of June 2018, 12 confirmed impact structures have been found in Finland. They are listed below, sorted by original diameter. Note 1: The "original"
Impact_structures_in_Finland
Third period of the Paleoproterozoic Era
known impact events on Earth occurred during the Orosirian. Early in the period, 2023 Mya, a large asteroid collision created the Vredefort impact structure
Orosirian
Proposed impact structure in Greenland
The Maniitsoq structure is a geologic structure resembling a meteorite impact structure located in the Akia terrane of the North Atlantic Craton, centred
Maniitsoq_structure
Geological formation in Missouri, U.S.
The Weaubleau structure is a probable meteorite impact site in western Missouri near the towns of Gerster, Iconium, Osceola, and Vista. It is believed
Weaubleau_structure
Town in New South Wales, Australia
buried Deniliquin multiple-ring structure, which is suggested to be at the core of a 320-mile diameter impact structure formed by a meteor strike over
Deniliquin
coordinates) This list includes all 11 confirmed impact structures in South America as listed in the Earth Impact Database. These features were caused by the
List of impact structures in South America
List_of_impact_structures_in_South_America
Impact structure in Ontario, Canada
Sudbury Structure or the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive, is a major geological structure in Ontario, Canada. It is among the oldest and largest known impact structures
Sudbury_Basin
Impact structure in Indiana, United States
The Kentland structure, also known as the Kentland crater or the Kentland disturbed area, is an impact structure located near the town of Kentland in
Kentland_crater
In early 2018 there were eight known impact structures in Sweden. They range in age from 90 mya to 470 mya, and in diameter from 1 km to 52 km. Six of
Impact_structures_of_Sweden
Geological feature in Utah, United States
structure in San Juan County, Utah, United States, that has been variously interpreted as a meteorite impact structure or a salt dome. The structure lies
Upheaval_Dome
Impact crater near Stockton, California
location for the impact structure than the island. List of possible impact structures on Earth Rajmon, D. "Impact Database 2009.2". Impact Field Studies
Victoria_Island_structure
470 million year old meteor crater in Iowa
The Decorah crater, also called the Decorah impact structure, is a possible impact crater located on the east side of the city of Decorah in Iowa, United
Decorah_crater
coordinates) This list includes all 31 confirmed impact structures in Asia and Russia as listed in the Earth Impact Database. These features were caused by the
List of impact structures in Asia and Russia
List_of_impact_structures_in_Asia_and_Russia
Geological deformation structure
Pradesh/Tibetan border Henry Mountains, Utah Richat Structure, central Mauritania; possible impact structure Upheaval Dome, Utah, USA Vredefort Dome, South
Dome_(geology)
Crater in Taivalkoski, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
Saarijärvi is an impact structure mostly covered by a small lake by the same name. It is located about 40 km south from the town of Taivalkoski, Northern
Saarijärvi_crater
Crater containing multiple concentric topographic rings
impact can obliterate any trace of the initial impact point. Usually, a peak ring crater has a high structure with a terrace and has slump structures
Multi-ringed_basin
Impact crater in Northern Territory, Australia
Goyder is an impact structure (or astrobleme), the eroded remnant of a former impact crater. It is situated in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory,
Goyder_crater
Impact crater in northern Canada
conducts similar research. The western-central part of the structure is partially filled by a post-impact sedimentary basin with a geological unit called the
Haughton_impact_crater
First era of the Proterozoic Eon
fossils from Gabon Vredefort impact structure – Largest verified impact structure on Earth Sudbury Basin – Impact structure in Ontario, Canada Neoarchean –
Paleoproterozoic
Rock created or modified by impact of a meteorite
an impact glass. Impact glass can be dark brown, almost black, and partly transparent. Sometimes, the cooled liquid does form a crystal structure. In
Impactite
Ridge of erosion-resistant rock in South Africa
Ridge, Parktown Ridge or Observatory Ridge). The entire plateau-like structure is also often called the Witwatersrand. The plateau's elevation above
Witwatersrand
Prehistoric asteroid impact in southeast Pacific Ocean
Karakul crater – a large impact crater which may be just a few million years older than Eltanin List of possible impact structures on Earth Megatsunami of
Eltanin_impact
Database of impact structures on Earth
The Earth Impact Database is a database of confirmed impact structures or craters on Earth. It was initiated in 1955 by the Dominion Observatory, Ottawa
Earth_Impact_Database
Hypothesized impact structure beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Wilkes Land crater is a hypothesized giant impact structure beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica. The hypothesis is based
Wilkes_Land_crater
Lake and claimed impact structure in Karelia, northwest Russia
metamorphosed impact structure, the Suavjärvi structure, which has a diameter of 16 kilometers (9.9 mi). According to Mashchak and Naumov, this impact structure is
Suavjärvi
American geophysicist
Chicxulub crater, a massive impact structure located on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. This crater is widely accepted as the impact site of the asteroid that
Glen_Penfield
Subprefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Contemporain". Rochechouart is situated in the Rochechouart impact structure, an impact crater caused by an asteroid that crashed into the Earth's surface
Rochechouart
Impact structure in Western Australia
Piccaninny crater is an impact structure, the eroded remnant of a former impact crater, situated in northern Western Australia in the Kimberley region
Piccaninny_crater
Impact crater in Texas, United States
Madera crater is a complex impact crater (astrobleme) in southwestern Pecos County, Texas, United States. The impact structure spans approximately 8 mi
Sierra_Madera_crater
Fringe hypothesis about a North American comet impact
2015 discovery of the Hiawatha impact structure. However, in 2018 Melosh argued that it was statistically unlikely the impact was recent given that an object
Younger Dryas impact hypothesis
Younger_Dryas_impact_hypothesis
Lake formed within an impact crater
as many impact crater lakes are. One of the largest impact crater lakes is Lake Manicouagan in Canada; the crater is a multiple-ring structure about 100 km
Impact_crater_lake
City in Quebec, Canada
Beauce-Bellechasse-Frontenac. The Charlevoix impact structure in which the city of Clermont is located is a meteorite impact structure of 56 kilometres (35 mi) created
Clermont,_Capitale-Nationale
844 million year-old impact melt sheet in Greater Sudbury, Northern Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Sudbury Basin impact structure, and is classified
Sudbury_Igneous_Complex
Probable impact crater in New Jersey, USA
Since impact, sediment filled part of the crater, giving it its present triangular shape. List of possible impact structures on Earth Rajmon, D. "Impact Database
Toms_Canyon_impact_crater
Impact structure in the country of Sweden
Siljansringen) is a prehistoric impact structure in Dalarna, central Sweden. It is one of the 15 largest known impact structures on Earth and the largest in
Siljan_Ring
Large early layered igneous intrusion
observed within the northern limb, the Potgietersrus area. The Vredefort impact structure is predated by the BIC intrusion and has been shown to be likely unrelated
Bushveld_Igneous_Complex
Impact crater
it has eroded significantly. Shatter cones are associated with this impact structure. As the target rocks impacted are sandstone and dolomite of Cambrian
Glover_Bluff_crater
River in Colombia
Vichada is offset by an impact structure, called the Vichada Structure. The structure is most likely the largest impact structure in South America. Sánchez
Vichada_River
Impact crater in Algeria
structure Cross-section of Tin Bider impact structure List of impact craters in Africa "Tin Bider". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science
Tin_Bider_crater
Selo in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Airport. Khatanga is relatively close to the Popigai impact structure, an asteroid impact structure and geological formation located in northern Siberia
Khatanga,_Russia
Circular arc along the Hudson Bay coastline
of such an Archean impact. Clearwater Lakes, a pair of confirmed impact craters 140 km inland List of possible impact structures on Earth Beals, C.S
Nastapoka_arc
Luizi is a meteorite impact structure that lies on the Kundelungu Plateau of Haut-Katanga province, in an underexplored region of southeastern Democratic
Luizi_crater
Extinct genus of Devonian vascular plants
modern Ukraine. He called the wood Callixylon, though he did not find any structures other than the trunk. The similarity to conifer wood was recognized. It
Archaeopteris
Geological boundary between time periods
6 mi) depth. It makes the feature the second of the largest confirmed impact structures on Earth, and the only one whose peak ring is intact and directly
Cretaceous–Paleogene_boundary
Impact crater in the United States
being recognized as an impact structure, the feature was referred to as a cryptoexplosion structure or cryptovolcanic structure, as were several others
Des_Plaines_crater
Glassy or very fine-grained type of rock
phase. Pseudotachylyte was first documented by Shand in the Vredefort impact structure and was named due to its close resemblance to tachylyte, a basaltic
Pseudotachylyte
Place in North West, South Africa
estimated to be 160,000 morgen in extent. In 1994, a large impact structure, the Morokweng impact structure, was discovered in the ground near the village. "Main
Morokweng
Measure of relative importance of a journal
The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a type of journal ranking. Journals with higher impact-factor values are
Impact_factor
Place in Free State, South Africa
1876 on a farm called Visgat, on the Vredefort impact structure, the largest and oldest visible bolide impact crater in the world (with a diameter of 300
Vredefort
Meteorite crater in Botswana
meteorite impact crater in Botswana. It is located south of the village of Kgagodi in Central Botswana. It is considered the first impact structure to be
Kgagodi_crater
Town in Greenland
first proposed as an impact structure in 2012. The Maniitsoq structure is not recognised as an impact structure by the Earth Impact Database. The proposal
Maniitsoq
Hypothesized climate effects due to an asteroid or comet impact on Earth
An impact winter is a hypothesized period of prolonged cold climate due to an impact event upon the Earth's planetary surface by a large asteroid or comet
Impact_winter
French researcher (born 1982)
Lauri J.; Lehtinen, Martti (May 23, 2010). "The Keurusselkä impact structure, Finland—Impact origin confirmed by characterization of planar deformation
Ludovic_Ferrière
Prehistoric impact event at a site now within the U.S. state of Nevada
net/publication/400841137_Great_Basin_Impact_Structure_Railroad_Valley_Oil_Fields_Nevada J.A. Pinto and J.E. Warme, "Alamo impact crater documented", 2006. in
Alamo_bolide_impact
Seabed feature of the North Sea
Basin. Its origin as a meteor impact structure was first proposed and widely reported in 2002. It would be the first impact crater identified in or near
Silverpit_crater
Depression caused by an impact or geologic activity
topography, the terms impact structure or astrobleme are more commonly used. In early literature, before the significance of impact cratering was widely
Crater
Impact crater in Western Australia
Spider is an impact structure, the deeply eroded remnant of a former impact crater, situated in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia, 18 km
Spider_crater
Alleged impact crater west of India
an impact structure. Chatterjee argues that the Shiva crater was formed around 65 million years ago, about the same time as a number of other impact craters
Shiva_crater
Meteorite impact crater in Bavaria, Germany
The Nördlinger Ries (German pronunciation: [ˈnœʁtlɪŋɐ ˈʁiːs]) is an impact crater and large circular depression in western Bavaria and eastern Baden-Württemberg
Nördlinger_Ries
Chemical element with atomic number 79 (Au)
been associated with a particular asteroid impact. The asteroid that formed Vredefort impact structure 2.020 billion years ago is often credited with
Gold
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