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Fresh Craters on the Moon and Earth
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Fresh Craters on the Moon and Earth

Throughout their histories, both the Moon and Earth have been bombarded by meteorites and asteroids, which often leave behind dramatic impact craters.

Published Aug 13, 2009

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Goat Paddock Crater
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Goat Paddock Crater

Acquired April 30, 2010, this natural-color image shows Goat Paddock Crater in northwestern Australia. The slightly elliptical crater spans roughly 5 kilometers.

Published May 23, 2010

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Iturralde Crater, Bolivia
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Iturralde Crater, Bolivia

Published Sep 10, 2002

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Ries Crater, Germany
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Ries Crater, Germany

Germany’s Ries Crater (or Nördlinger Ries) is not easily discerned in space-based images. The crater’s existence was probably just as subtle to the medieval Europeans who established a settlement inside it and unknowingly matched their 1-kilometer- (0.6-mile-) wide city to the likely diameter of the meteorite that formed the crater.

Published Mar 9, 2008

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Wolfe Creek Crater
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Wolfe Creek Crater

Wolfe Creek Crater is the second largest crater in the world from which meteorite fragments have been collected. Because of its excellent preservation, the crater clearly shows the classic features that result from a large meteorite striking the Earth.

Published Feb 24, 2008

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Kebira Crater
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Kebira Crater

Published Mar 8, 2006

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Lonar Crater, India
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Lonar Crater, India

India’s Lonar Crater began causing confusion soon after it was identified. Lonar Crater sits inside the Deccan Plateau—a massive plain of volcanic basalt rock leftover from eruptions some 65 million years ago. Its location in this basalt field suggested to some geologists that it was a volcanic crater. Today, however, Lonar Crater is understood to result from a meteorite impact that occurred between 35,000 and 50,000 years ago.

Published Apr 13, 2008

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Chiyli Crater, Kazakhstan
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Chiyli Crater, Kazakhstan

Acquired October 10, 2007, this false-color image shows Chiyli Crater in western Kazakhstan. Vegetation appears red, and clings primarily to riverbanks near the crater. Sunlight illuminates south-facing slopes, including the central peak of the crater.

Published Jan 31, 2010

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Fogo, Cape Verde Islands
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Fogo, Cape Verde Islands

The volcano was almost continuously active from the 1500s until 1760.

Published Jun 17, 2009

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