☄️ Impact Craters of the World

These are documented impact craters — the scars left where asteroids and comets struck the Earth, some buried and ancient, others fresh bowls in the desert, each a record of catastrophic collisions that have shaped the planet. Each profile shows where the crater is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

1800 impact craters from 41 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any impact crater for its full profile.

Africa (19) Americas (72) Antarctica (147) Asia (10) Europe (44) Oceania (30)

Africa (19 impact craters)

Americas (72 impact craters)

Antarctica (147 impact craters)

Asia (10 impact craters)

Europe (44 impact craters)

Oceania (30 impact craters)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.