The Bosumtwi impact crater in Ghana is different, however. It is well preserved (not deeply eroded or buried under sediments) ...

A 2024 astronaut photo shows a rare "sunglint" shining off Lake Iro and a nearby zig-zagging river in Chad. The shimmering bodies of water were likely both shaped by an ancient meteor impact.

Planetary scientists search for ancient impacts to learn about Earth’s early formation. So far, nobody has found an impact ...

Research Grand Canyon landslide-dam and paleolake triggered by the Meteor Crater impact at 56 ka by a team from the ...

New research links the impact at Meteor Crater to a Grand Canyon landslide that may have created an ancient lake 56,000 years ...

Meteor Crater formed from an impact in the middle of this range. Catastrophic events generate Nepal-level earthquakes and ignite trees and grass fifty miles away with their impact energy.

"Meteor crater is an extremely special place,” said Andrew Tyler, Vice President of Business Development. “When people visit the crater, they usually don't say anything. They're just speechless.

The meteor exploded before it ever hit the ground, blowing out windows in the city of Chelyabinsk, but not leaving a crater.

The crater alone draws in tens of thousands of visitors every year. Vice President of Operations at Meteor Crater Enterprises, Andrew Tyler, said it’s an honor to work at such an amazing landmark.

Step into the heart of one of Earth’s best-preserved impact sites—Arizona’s Meteor Crater. Formed over 50,000 years ago by a fiery space rock, this colossal landmark is a stunning reminder ...

Meteor Crater is one of the best-preserved craters on Earth, due in part to the dry climate where it is located. This high desert receives very little annual precipitation even at over 5,000 feet ...

The "striking coincidence" of a Grand Canyon landslide-dam and paleolake triggered by the Meteor Crater Impact 56,000 years ago WASHINGTON and HOUSTON, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new paper in ...