Nordlingen is built on the asteroid crater formed 14.8 million years ago. Credit: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia The small town of Nordlingen in Germany is perhaps one of the most visited spots ...

Satellites have captured amazing views views of these craters on Earth. ESA explains ... Crater Shoemaker Crater Aorounga Crater Meteor Crater Credit: ESA Christie Sides Sends Candid Parting ...

I am predisposed to like videos about meteorite craters but this was even more interesting than I anticipated. A nice example of a crater 2-3 km wide is Rotor Kamm in southern Africa. I should mention ...

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The research analysis found several deposits across Earth from the same period as the impact craters containing high levels of L chondrite, a common meteorite material, that had signs of shorter ...

During the Ordovician Period, a time of significant changes for Earth’s life-forms, plate tectonics and climate, the planet experienced a peak in meteorite strikes. Nearly two dozen impact craters ...

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Halley’s Comet returns to Earth’s skies every 76 years. However, an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building in New York City coming just 19,635 miles (31,600 kilometers) from Earth ...