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The Red Crest
Published February 18, 2021
The Namib Desert bears a scar from a meteorite impact.
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Crater Lurks Beneath the Ice
Published December 2, 2018
The Hiawatha Impact Crater in northwest Greenland was detected through some creative detective work and innovative instruments that can see through the ice.
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Vredefort Crater
Published September 1, 2018
The world’s oldest and largest known impact structure shows some of the most extreme deformation conditions known on Earth.
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Aurora and Manicouagan Crater
Published August 8, 2016
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station adjusted the camera for night imaging and captured the green veils and curtains of an aurora that spanned thousands of kilometers over Canada.
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A One-Two Punch
Published November 23, 2013
Two asteroids crashed into Earth in the Carboniferous Period, leaving this distinctive pair of craters in northwestern Quebec.
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Luizi Crater, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Published June 24, 2012
Deep in the Congo, the Luizi Crater was uncovered though a combination of satellite images and field surveys.
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Ouarkziz Impact Crater, Algeria
Published May 7, 2012
The crater was formed by a meteor impact less than 70 million years ago, during the “Age of Dinosaurs.”
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Bigach Impact Crater, Kazakhstan
Published October 3, 2011
Bigach Impact Crater in northeastern Kazakhstan is about five million years old—long enough to be reshaped by geologic process, erosion, and human activity.
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Shoemaker Impact Structure, Western Australia
Published July 18, 2011
The Shoemaker impact site in Australia may have been formed as long as 1.63 billion years ago.
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Goat Paddock Crater
Published May 23, 2010
Acquired April 30, 2010, this natural-color image shows Goat Paddock Crater in northwestern Australia. The slightly elliptical crater spans roughly 5 kilometers.
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Wembo-Nyama Feature, DR Congo
Published March 28, 2010
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.
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Acraman Impact Structure, South Australia
Published February 28, 2010
Acquired February 18, 2010, this true-color image shows Lake Acraman and surrounding saltpans in South Australia. The sprawling saltpans appear off-white, and the largely bare soils appear in shades of orange and brown.
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