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After the Impact: 10 Must-See Craters on Earth:

1. Chicxulub Crater (Mexico)

This 180 km wide crater has been linked to the extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

It lies buried beneath the Yucatan Peninsula and is only partially visible in satellite imagery.

2. Vredefort Crater (South Africa)

At 2 billion years old and approximately 300 km in diameter, this crater is the largest and oldest confirmed impact crater on Earth.

The central rise (Vredefort Dome) is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

3. Sudbury Basin (Canada)

Formed 1.8 billion years ago, this crater is the second largest confirmed impact crater on Earth.

Rich in nickel and other metals, this crater fueled Canada’s mining industry.

4. Manicouagan Crater (Canada)

Known as the “Eye of Quebec,” this 100-kilometer-wide crater has a distinctive ring-shaped lake.

It can be easily seen from space and is often mistaken for a volcanic caldera.

5. Barringer Crater (USA)

Also called a meteor crater, it is only about 50,000 years old and is one of the best-preserved impact sites.

The crater is only 1.2 kilometers wide, but was formed by a meteorite that was only 50 meters in diameter.

6. Lonar Crater (India)

This rare crater was formed in basalt rock, making it geologically unique.

It is filled with both fresh and salt water, supporting a rare dual ecosystem.

7. Gosses Bluff (Australia)

According to Aboriginal legend, known as Tnorala in Western Arrernte, it was formed by a baby falling from the Milky Way.

The ring currently visible is about 5 km in diameter, but the original crater was closer to 22 km across.

8. Wolfe Creek Crater (Australia)

This crater, featured in the horror movie Wolf Creek, is one of the best-preserved small impact craters in the world.

Aboriginal Dreamtime stories also describe the crater's formation in cosmic terms.

9. Black Crater (Russia)

It has been partially destroyed by erosion and tectonic activity, but it may have originally been as large as 120 km across.

Fun Fact: Located in the Russian Arctic, this crater is one of the most remote craters on the list.

10. Popigai Crater (Russia)

This 100 km wide crater is one of the world's largest diamond deposits, resulting from the shock transformation of graphite.

The diamonds are industrial quality, not gem quality, but incredibly abundant.

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