Satellites have captured amazing views views of these craters on Earth. ESA explains. Nördlinger Ries, Ouarkziz Crater, ...

Meteor craters are incredible reminders of the powerful forces of nature and the history of our planet. These massive impact sites are created when asteroids or comets collide with Earth, leaving ...

Impact craters occur on every planetary body in our Solar System, no matter the size. By studying impact craters and the meteorites that cause them, we can learn about the processes and the geology ...

Visit these Earth impact craters, even from the comfort of your own home. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Planet Earth ...

The Vredefort impact structure is the biggest confirmed crater on Earth and is roughly 2 billion years old. The original crater was thought to be up to 186 miles (300 km) in diameter, but has ...

The Vredefort impact structure is the biggest confirmed crater on Earth and is roughly 2 billion years old. The original crater was thought to be up to 300km in diameter, but has largely eroded away.

The landscape is stark, dark and dramatic, formed by a series of eruptions in the last 16,000 years that have stacked layer ...

A 2-billion-year-old crater may sound ancient, but that only accounts for half of Earth’s history. Cratering has occurred since the beginning of the solar system, appearing on the surface of ...

Astronomers have traced the origins of 200 meteorites to five impact craters in two volcanic regions on Mars, known as Tharsis and Elysium.

Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. The Saturn-like feature could explain a climate shift at the time.

Earth’s oldest meteorite crater found in Australia. Move over, Yarrabubba. The new recordholder is 3.5 billion years old. By Andrew Paul. Published Mar 6, 2025 11:15 AM EST.