Asteroid impact giant crater

astroid impact giant crater Asteroids have just hit regions of Russia on Friday (02/15/2013) is only one of a large asteroid ever hit Earth, forming a giant crater. Here is a list of a giant crater caused by the impact of a blow asteroid : Vredefort crater Vredofoet giant crater caused by the impact of an asteroid hit the 2 billion years ago. Giant crater measuring 190 km, located in southern Africa and became the largest impact crater on Earth. In 2005 UNESCO declared the crater is a World Heritage Site. Basin Sudbury Basin This is one of the largest and oldest age, formed by the impact of asteroid impacts 1.8 billion years ago, the location in ontario, Canada. Acraman crater This is an impact crater giant asteroid hit the 580 million years ago in southern Australia. The location is now known as Lake Acraman, measuring 90 km. Woodleigh crater giant crater is located in the western part of Australia, is a blow asteroid impact 364 million years ago, the structure is difficult to observe more of the surface so that the claim size varies from 40-120 km. Manicouagan Crater is a giant crater measuring 100 miles. Based in Quebec, Canada, is now called the crater lake Manicauagan. The crater formed by the impact of asteroid impacts during the past 215 million years. Morokweng crater crater is located in South Africa, formed in the period 145 million years ago. Exactly located near Mount Kalahari, save fossil meteorite crater that reach the Earth. Kara crater crater is composed of two distinct crater, Kara and Ust-Kara, Located in Nenetsia, Russia, the crater formed by the impact of an asteroid hit 70.3 million last year. Chicxulub crater asteroid that hit the Earth and forms a giant crater is one of the causes of the extinction of the dinosaurs. Located on the Yucatan Peninsula, this giant crater sizes between 170-300 km. It is estimated the asteroid impact that formed this crater occurred 65 million years ago. Popigai crater crater formed by asteroid impacts 35.7 million years ago is located in Siberia, Russia. The crater contains a lot of diamonds, becoming one of the richest in the world. Chesapeake Beach crater blow asteroid that formed this crater occurred 35 million years ago. The crater was discovered earlier in 1980, is located 201 km from the city of Washington, USA. Crater size is estimated at 85 km.

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