Tuesday 19 February 2013

Top 10 Largest Meteor Craters On Earth

image credit: Vesta

A meteorite unexpectedly pierced through the atmosphere over the Urals Region in Russia last Friday morning and exploded about 12 to 15 miles above ground, creating a shockwave that damaged houses, shattered windows and injured more than 1,200 people.

Usually, a meteor crater will be formed when a meteor impacts another celestial body. A number of meteor craters can be found across the Earth. Here are the top 10 largest meteor craters ever recorded in our planet's 4.6 billion-year-long history.

(thanks Bojan)

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