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Gosses Bluff Impact Crater, Northern Territory, Australia
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Gosses Bluff Impact Crater, Northern Territory, Australia

This image shows Gosses Bluff, an impact crater sandwiched between the Macdonnell Range to the north and the James Range to the south in Australia’s Northern Territory—it is about 160 km west of Alice Springs. It is one of the most studied of the Australian impact craters. The impactor, an asteroid or comet, was probably about 1 km in diameter and crashed into the earth about 142 million years ago.

Published Jun 15, 2003

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Craters of the Moon, Idaho
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Craters of the Moon, Idaho

This lava field includes at least 60 flows ranging from 15,000 to 2,100 years old.

Published Oct 13, 2009

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Luizi Crater, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Luizi Crater, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Deep in the Congo, the Luizi Crater was uncovered though a combination of satellite images and field surveys.

Published Jun 24, 2012

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A One-Two Punch
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A One-Two Punch

Two asteroids crashed into Earth in the Carboniferous Period, leaving this distinctive pair of craters in northwestern Quebec.

Published Nov 23, 2013

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Kipuka, Craters of the Moon
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Kipuka, Craters of the Moon

This "kipuka" in Craters of the Moon National Monument is an area of undisturbed grassland surrounded by a lava flow.

Published Oct 14, 2009

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Spider Crater, Western Australia
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Spider Crater, Western Australia

Spider Crater rests in a depression some 13 by 11 kilometers (8 by 7 miles) across. Meteorite craters often have central areas of uplift, and Spider Crater fits this pattern. Spider Crater sits in a depression and has a central uplift area characteristic of impact craters, it shows extreme differences in erosion, giving it a unique appearance.

Published Mar 30, 2008

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Spider Crater Close-up
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Spider Crater Close-up

Published Apr 20, 2008

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Wembo-Nyama Feature, DR Congo
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Wembo-Nyama Feature, DR Congo

The dark green Unia River highlights the circular structure of the Wembo-Nyama feature—a possible impact crater in the Democratic Republic of Congo—in this natural-color image from April 1, 2000.

Published Mar 28, 2010

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Pinacate Biosphere Reserve
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Pinacate Biosphere Reserve

Published Nov 2, 2003

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Aorounga Impact Crater, Chad
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Aorounga Impact Crater, Chad

Taken July 25, 2009, this astronaut photograph shows the concentric rings of Aorounga Impact Crater in north-central Chad.

Published Aug 10, 2009

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