Meteor Craters

Australia's Impact Craters
Crater Types
Wolfe Creek, WA
Meteor Crater, Arizona
Gosse Bluff, NT
Lake Acraman, SA
Silverpit Crater, North Sea
Chicxulb Structure, Mexico
Asteroid Impact Simulation

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Terrestrial Impact Craters


Michael Gallagher
11th February 2004

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These are the main types of impact crater identified in studies of the Earth and the Moon. The smallest, a) are simple bowl-shaped craters. As craters become larger, their structures become more complex: b) craters with a central peak, c) peak and ring craters and d) multiple ring craters.

Figure from an article on the Silverpit Crater, Nature, 2000 reported by Space.com