Vredefort impact structure - Wikipedia
WEBThe Vredefort impact structure is the largest verified impact structure on Earth. [1] The crater, which has since been eroded away, has been estimated at 170–300 kilometres (110–190 mi) across when it was formed.
List of impact structures on Earth - Wikipedia
WEBThe largest in the last one million years is the 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) Zhamanshin crater in Kazakhstan and has been described as being capable of producing a nuclear-like winter. [11] However, the currently unknown source of the enormous Australasian strewnfield (c. 780 ka) could be a crater about 100 km (62 mi) across. [12] [13]
11 of Earth’s largest impact craters and their locations
WEBJun 21, 2023 · To find Earth’s impact craters, you’ve just got to know where to look, and we’ve provided this list to help you find them. 1. Vredefort Crater – South Africa 27°0′S 27°30′E
10 Largest Impact Craters in the World
WEBJul 14, 2019 · The Vredefort Impact Crater is the largest crater in the world. While the ridge of the crater itself has worn away over time, the base of the formation remains and is known as the Vredefort Dome or the Vredefort Impact Structure.
Geophysical Evidence Suggests That The World’s Largest Impact Crater …
WEBAug 11, 2023 · Geophysical data revealed a 520 kilometers-wide concentric structure buried beneath southern Australia, likely the trace of the world's largest impact crater.
Vredefort Impact Crater - South Africa - Geology.com
WEBThe Vredefort Impact Crater is the largest asteroid impact structure with visible evidence at Earth's surface. The uplift at the center of the crater is known as the Vredefort Dome.
What are the largest impact craters on Earth? - Live Science
WEBFeb 15, 2022 · The largest impact crater on Earth, the Vredefort crater in South Africa, is 99 miles (160 km) wide and was likely created about 2 billion years ago, according to NASA's Earth Observatory.
New evidence suggests the world’s largest known asteroid …
WEBAug 10, 2023 · Research on the Deniliquin structure points to an asteroid impact that would have been more than double the scale of the one that killed the dinosaurs.
15 Miles in Diameter – Asteroid That Formed Earth’s Largest Crater ...
WEBOct 14, 2022 · An impactor hurtled toward Earth around two billion years ago, crashing into the planet not far from where Johannesburg, South Africa is now. The impactor, most likely an asteroid, created what is now the largest crater on Earth.
Vredefort Crater - NASA Earth Observatory
WEBSep 1, 2018 · The world’s oldest and largest known impact structure was formed. Scientists estimate that when the rebound and collapse ceased, Vredefort Crater measured somewhere between 180 and 300 kilometers wide. But more than 2 billion years of erosion has made the exact size hard to pin down.