There are approximately 176 meteorite craters discovered on Earth, some of which are astonishingly large.
Clearwater Lake is a pair of meteorite craters located in Quebec, Canada,
near the coast of Hudson Bay. It dates back nearly 290 million years.
Chicxulub Crater is an impact crater buried beneath the
Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. This crater has a diameter of over 180 km.
Barringer Meteorite Crater is about 170 m deep and has a diameter of approximately 1.6 km, formed around 50,000 years ago.
Aorounga Meteorite Crater in Chad, Africa spans approximately 12.6 km2 and is estimated to be around 345 million years old.
Lake Bosumtwi is the only natural lake in the world formed by a meteorite impact, with a width of about 8 km. The lake is located southeast of Kumasi, the second-largest city in Ghana.
Gosses Bluff Crater located west of Alice Springs, Australia, is the impact site of a meteorite with a diameter of 5 km that struck Earth 140 million years ago.
Mistastin Lake in Canada covers approximately 16 km2 and is the remnant of a meteorite impact.
Kara-Kul Lake in Tajikistan was formed by a meteorite impact and is located at an elevation of 3,900 m above sea level.
Manicouagan Meteorite Crater is located in the harsh region of the Canadian Shield, about 190 miles north of Baie-Comeau. The lake surrounds the raised central area of the crater, which has a diameter of approximately 65 km.
Deep Bay in Vancouver, Canada, is also a “product” of a meteorite impact on Earth.
