Its Earth-shattering speed caused the atmosphere to shred it ... was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Predictably, Vredefort Crater is now a hub of tourism and geologic research. 4.

Scientists believe a crater found in the Australian outback may be the oldest-known meteor crash site in the world. As AFP ...

The Vredefort crater in South Africa, estimated to be 2.023 billion years old, was long considered Earth’s oldest impact structure. However, new research places Yarrabubba at least 200 million ...

The Sikhote-Alin meteorite remains a fascinating chapter in the story of Earth’s encounters with cosmic visitors. The Vredefort Crater Earth’s Largest Impact Structure The Vredefort Crater: Earth’s ...

A massive iron object encountered Earth some 30,000 years ago ... But it’s impossible to impose that rule on the Vredefort crater, centered at a point some 200 km south-southwest of Tswaing. In fact, ...

Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by NASA's Perseverance rover.

Researchers have proposed many origins for a gravity anomaly in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, but the latest evidence ...

Why it's incredible: Evidence suggests it could be the greatest known impact crater on Earth. The Wilkes Land crater is a hole in the bedrock beneath East Antarctica's ice sheet measuring 315 ...

Happy Earth Day! For the 55th year, the world is using the day to celebrate Mother Nature and the wonderful planet we live on. "Earth Day really is a symbol of the environmental movement," Sarah ...