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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.


NASA image by Jesse Allen, based on data provided by the USGS Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published February 24, 2008
Data acquired September 22, 2006

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Terra > ASTER