30 Largest Impact Craters on Earth’s History

The largest collision with the Earth by the large Comet, Asteroid, Meteorite and other Celestial objects in the History of the Earth. The Marks of the Impacts are confirmed by the Expedition and Research, which occurred millions of years ago on Earth. The Major Impacts can occur in every 10 million years and 5m to 10m in diameter Asteroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere once in a year. The Earth has been struck by 60 objects during the last 600 million years. For scoured or entombed craters the stated diameter typically refers to an estimate of original rim diameter and may not correspond to present surface features. The largest confirmed Impact on Earth is Vredefort occurred in a free state of South Africa at the Diameter of 300 km and around 2020 million years old. The Impact’s surface diameter is original measured by scientific methods and not measured by present surface characteristics.

1. Vredefort Crater

Vredefort is the largest confirmed impact crater on Earth, the Spot located in the Free State in South Africa. The diameter of the Crater is around 250 to 300 Km that occurred by the Asteroid (5-10 Km in diameter) some around 2.023 Billion Years ago. This crater has listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2005 for its geological structure.

2. Sudbury Basin

It one of the Major known impact craters on Earth, Sudbury also the oldest impact occurred in Ontario in Canada. This Impact crater created great geological structure around 250 Km in diameter, the impact formed from bolide that estimated of around 10-15 km in diameter occurred about 1850 Million years ago.

3. Chicxulub Crater

The Impact occurred in Mexico around 65 million years ago, more than 180 km in diameters and 20 km in depth. The Impact discovered in 1978 by Antonio Camargo who had been searching for petroleum. The Largest Impact continues in the list with details, the impacts confirmed by a geological experts and scientists.

Rank	Name	Location	Diameter (km)	Age (million years)
4	Woodleigh	Western Australia, Australia	60-160	364
5	Kara	Nenetsia, Russia	120	70.3
6	Manicouagan	Quebec, Canada	100	215
7	Popigai	Siberia, Russia	100	35.7
8	Acraman	South Australia, Australia	85-90	580
9	Chesapeake Bay	Virginia, United States	85	35.5
10	Puchezh-Katunki	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia	80	167
11	Morokweng	Kalahari Desert, South Africa	70	145
12	Yarrabubba	Western Australia, Australia	30-70	2650
13	Tai	Lake Tai, China	68.5	360-375
14	Tookoonooka	Queensland, Australia	55-66	112-133
15	Beaverhead	Idaho and Montana, United States	60	600
16	Charlevoix	Quebec, Canada	54	342
17	Siljan Ring	Dalarna, Sweden	52	377
18	Karakul	Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan	52	25
19	Montagnais	Nova Scotia, Canada	45	50.5
20	Araguainha	Central Brazil	40	244.4
21	Saint Martin	Manitoba, Canada	40	220
22	Mjolnir	Barents Sea, Norway	40	142
23	Steen River	Alberta, Canada	24-40	91
24	Carswell	Saskatchewan, Canada	39	115
25	Clearwater West	Quebec, Canada	36	290
26	Manson	Iowa, United States	35	74
27	Guarda	Portugal	35	200
28	Slate Islands	Ontario, Canada	32	450
29	Keurusselka	Western Finland, Finland	30-Oct	1400-1500
30	Shoemaker	Western Australia, Australia	30	1630