Race Against Time: Earth’s Most Ancient Impact Craters Are Disappearing
Earth’s earliest history still holds mysteries for geologists, and ancient craters could provide some answers — scientists are racing against time to find them. Earth’s…
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Newly Formed Craters Located on Mars
These craters provide fascinating clues regarding the formation and evolution of the planet’s interior and atmosphere. Four new craters created by impacts on the surface…
Scientists Discover the First Impact Crater in Spain
The crater was found in the province of Almeria. The first probable impact crater in Spain has been discovered in the southern province of Almeria….
15 Miles in Diameter – Asteroid That Formed Earth’s Largest Crater Bigger Than Previously Believed
Researchers at the University of Rochester have created a more accurate simulation of the impact that created the Vredefort crater two billion years ago. An…
Tenoumer Crater, Mauritania – One of the Best-Preserved Craters on Earth
One of the best-preserved craters on Earth lies deep within the Sahara Desert. On Asteroid Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite mission takes us over the…
Young Impact Crater Uncovered in Yilan, China
The 50,000-year-old crater is relatively young, and only the second discovered in China. Despite China’s large land area, only one impact crater—the relatively small Xiuyan…
Secondary Cratering Discovered on Earth: The Wyoming Impact Crater Field
Several dozen small impact craters, 10–70-m in size, have been discovered in southeastern Wyoming. A team of U.S. and German geoscientists found these ancient craters…
Crater Tree Rings: Incredible Birds-Eye View Into an Ice-Rich Impact Crater on Mars
This feature could easily be mistaken for a tree stump with characteristic concentric rings. It’s actually an impressive bird’s-eye view into an ice-rich impact crater…
5-Mile Wide Buried Asteroid Crater Discovered in Canada
A 5-mile wide and 3,000-foot deep asteroid impact crater has been hidden near Bow City, Alberta, for millions of years. Bow City has been deserted…
Catalog of Moon’s Craters May Reveal Ice Beyond Moon’s Poles
There might be more ice on the Moon than was previously thought. There are permanent shadows far from the lunar poles, which has expanded the…
Russian Impact Crater Might Contain Trillions of Carats of Diamonds
On Monday, Novosibirsk scientists of the Institute of Geology and Mineralogy at the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences announced that there is…
Opportunity on the Western Rim of Endeavour Crater
NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has been exploring the edge of Endeavour Crater since August 2011, taking images and recording data about the environment. Like…
Rincon de la Vieja Erupts Again in Costa Rica
It has been almost 14 years since the volcano Rincón de la Vieja in Costa Rica entered an active eruptive phase and it looks like…
