Famous Meteor Craters
|
Number |
Name / Location |
Year Discovered |
Lat. |
Long. |
# |
Largest Crater Diameter |
Rim Height |
° ' |
° ' |
M |
Outer |
Floor |
01 |
Barrington, Arizona, USA |
1891 |
35N02 |
111W01 |
1 |
1240 |
39 |
190 m |
02 |
Tunguska, Siberia, USSR |
1908 |
60N55 |
101E57 |
10+ |
52 |
|
|
03 |
Odessa, USA |
1921 |
31N48 |
102W30 |
2 |
170 |
3 m |
4 |
04 |
Dalgaranga, Australia |
1923 |
27S45 |
117E05 |
1 |
70 |
|
5 |
05 |
Osel, Kaalijarv, Estonia |
1927 |
58N24 |
22E40 |
7 |
100 |
|
15 |
06 |
Campo Del Cielo, Argentine |
|
28S40 |
61W40 |
many |
75 |
1 |
|
07 |
Henbury, Australia |
1931 |
24S34 |
133E10 |
13 |
150 |
|
15 |
08 |
Wabar, Arabia |
1932 |
21N30 |
50E28 |
2 |
100 |
|
12 |
09 |
Haviland, Kansas, USA |
1933 |
37N35 |
99W10 |
1 |
14 |
|
3 |
10 |
Boxhole, Australia |
1937 |
22S37 |
135E12 |
1 |
175 |
|
15 |
11 |
Wolf Creek, Australia |
1947 |
19S18 |
127E46 |
1 |
820 |
30 |
60 |
12 |
Herault, France |
1950 |
42N32 |
3E08 |
6 |
230 |
0 |
50 |
13 |
Chubb, New Quebec, Canada |
1950 |
61N17 |
73W40 |
1 |
3400 |
100 |
380 |
14 |
Aouelloul, Mauritiania |
1950 |
20N17 |
12W42 |
1 |
300 |
|
20 |
15 |
Brent, Ontario, Canada |
1951 |
46N04 |
78W29 |
1 |
3200 |
|
70 |
16 |
Murgab, Tadzhik, SSR |
1952 |
38N05 |
76E16 |
2 |
80 |
|
15 |
17 |
Deep Bay, Sask, Canada |
1956 |
56N24 |
103W00 |
1 |
13000 |
|
340 |
18 |
Reiskessel, Bavaria |
1904 |
48N53 |
10E37 |
1 |
24000 |
|
|
19 |
Clearwater Lakes, Quebec |
1954 |
56N10 |
74W20 |
2 |
26000 |
|
30 |
|
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