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Asteroid Impact Sites of the World using the Google Map.
Asteroid impact craters are interesting geological structures on any planet in our universe. Many other planets and moons in our solar system, including our own moon, are pock-marked with craters. Because Earth has a protective atmosphere and is geologically active with plate tectonics and volcanic eruptions, and has a relatively young oceanic crust, added by harsh weathering from wind and water, impact structures don’t last long and can be tough to come by.
But on a few old pieces of continent, especially in arid deserts, the marks of asteroids have been preserved.
Get a quick overview of Meteor Craters – Asteroid Impact Sites around the world with the use of Google Map functionality.
You now have the chance to explore fifty of earth's most common asteroid impact sites with the use of a satellite image and Google Earth map on Geology.com.
Featured craters in Geology.Com include 8 from Australia, 9 from Canada, 2 from the U.S, 4 from Russia and 9 from the African continent.
Grosses Bluff in Northern Territory, Australia;
Goat Paddock Crater in Kimberley Plateau, Northwestern Australia;
Acraman Structure, South Australia;
Teague / Shoemaker Structure in Western Australia;
Goyder in Northern Territory, Australia;
Liverpool in Northern Territory, Australia;
Wolfe Creek in Western Australia;
Mount Toondina in South Australia;
Brent in Ontario, Canada;
Mistastin Lake in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada;
New Quebec in Quebec, Canada;
Manicouagan in Quebec, Canada;
Clearwater Lakes in Quebec, Canada;
La Moinerie in Quebec, Canada;
Gow in Saskatchewan, Canada;
Lonar in India; Nicholson in Northwest Territories, Canada;
Haughton in Northwest Territories, Canada;
Meteor Crater in Arizona, USA;
Upheaval Dome in Utah, USA;
Chukcha in Russia;
Janisjarvi in Russia;
El'gygytgyn in Russia;
Deep Bay in Saskathchewan, Russia;
Chiyli in Kazakhstan;
Kara-Kul in Tajikistan;
Chicxulub on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico;
Aorounga in Chad; Roter Kamm in South West Africa / Namibia;
Vredefort Dome in South Africa;
Pretoria Saltpan in South Africa;
Ouarkziz Structure in Algeria;
B.P. Structure in Libya;
Oasis in Libya;
Amguid in Algeria.
Tin Bider in Algeria;
Bosumtwi in Ghana;
Lumparn in Finland;
Lappajarvi in Finland;
Aouelloul in Mauritania;
Tenoumer in Mauritania;
Serra Da Cangalha in Brazil;
Riachao Ring in Brazil;
Gweni Fada Structure, Chad;
Ramgarh Crater in Eastern Rajasthan, India;
Monturaqui in Chile
Tabun-Khara-Obo in Mongolia;
Talemzane in Algeria;
Mien in Sweden;
Most commonly these structures are referred to as “Meteor Craters” as meteor is the proper term for the object as it streaks through the atmosphere of the earth. Meteorite is used for the same object as it has fallen to the surface of the earth and then meteor crater is the most used term for craters caused by a meteor impact.
In addition you can have a look at the Weird Science website which shows some pictures that shed some light on how these craters look like from the space.
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