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An orthophoto of Wolfe Creek Crater. An orthophoto is an aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected so that the scale is uniform and the photo has the same lack of distortion as a map. Credit: University of Wollongong

New study reveals secrets of Wolfe Creek Crater

November 21, 2019

Vredefort Dome, Free State, South Africa. Credit: NASA

Vredefort crater : The Largest Verified Impact Crater on Earth

October 23, 2019

Maps of the Siljan impact structure and study locations. a Map of Sweden with the Siljan area indicated. b Geological map of the Siljan impact structure with locations of the cored boreholes and the quarry sampled for mineral coatings indicated, along with the sedimentary units in the crater depression, towns, lakes (white) and roads (black lines). Gas compositions exist from boreholes VM2 and VM5 (located adjacent to VM2). Credit: Nature Communications, 2019

Europe’s largest meteorite crater home to deep ancient life

October 23, 2019

The 21 shocked and unshocked zircon crystals dated in this study were separated from this ~30 cubic centimeters of unconsolidated late Eocene sediment obtained from Ocean Drilling Project site 1073, hole A. Credit: Biren/ASU

Researchers study largest impact crater in the US, buried for 35...

August 14, 2019

Map of the bedrock topography beneath the ice sheet and the ice-free land surrounding the Hiawatha impact crater.

Huge Crater Discovered in Greenland

November 17, 2018

10 Biggest Impact Craters on Earth

May 9, 2017

Dino-killing crater shows clues about Ice Age sea level

November 24, 2016

Comet craters — literal melting pots for life on Earth

May 5, 2016

Globally unique double crater identified in Sweden

September 11, 2015

Double impact crater in Canada formed in two separate impacts

March 14, 2015

66-yard crater appears in far northern Siberia

July 19, 2014

Few, if any, big impact craters remain to be discovered on...

June 18, 2014

Where have all the craters gone?

May 28, 2014

Ancient crater points to massive meteorite strike

May 26, 2014

Crater discovery’s impact echoes still today

May 24, 2014

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Epoch-defining study pinpoints when humans came to dominate planet Earth

March 12, 2015

Exceptionally preserved fossil gives voice to ancient terror bird

April 9, 2015

Geologists solve puzzle that could predict valuable rare earth element deposits

October 9, 2020

New species of terrestrial crab found climbing on trees in Hong Kong

March 22, 2017

Off-rift volcanoes explained

March 24, 2014

Measuring our changing Earth

November 30, 2014

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Earth’s most ancient impact craters are disappearing

Giant impact crater in Greenland occurred a few million years after dinosaurs went extinct

Secondary cratering on Earth: The Wyoming impact crater field

New study reveals cracks beneath giant, methane gushing craters

It was microbial mayhem in the Chicxulub crater, research suggests