New atlas shows off Earth's impact craters

Asteroid Impacts by JoAnna Wendel November 13, 2020 Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil

Shutterstock At last, we have a roadmap to all the impact craters on Earth.

Shutterstock A new atlas released by German publisher Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil catalogues more than 200 impact craters across Earth.

Shutterstock “The formation of impact craters is one of the most fundamental geological processes in the solar system,” coauthor Thomas Kenkmann, a geologist at the University of Freiburg, tells Inverse .

Shutterstock “Not only did the planets themselves emerge from collision processes, impact processes have also repeatedly influenced the evolution of the biosphere,” Kenkmann says.

Without further adieu, here are some stunning images of Earth’s impact craters.

Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil Shoemaker crater, Western Australia

Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil Serra da Cangalha crater, Brazil

Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil Manicouagan, Quebec, Canada

Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil Gweni Fada crater, Chad

Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil Lonar, India

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