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Current total number of confirmed impact structures: 172
CRATER NAME
LOCATION
LATITUDE
LONGITUDE
DIAMETER(km)
 Age (Ma)* EXPOSED DRILLED
Haviland
Kansas, U.S.A.
N 37° 35'
W 99° 10'
 0.015 < 0.001 Y N
Dalgaranga
Western Australia, Australia
S 27° 38'
E 117° 17'
 0.024 ~ 0.27 Y N
Sikhote Alin
Russia
N 46° 7'
E 134° 40'
 0.027 0.000055 Y N
Campo Del Cielo
Argentina
S 27° 38'
W 61° 42'
 0.05 < 0.004 Y Y
Sobolev
Russia
N 46° 18'
E 137° 52'
 0.053 < 0.001 Y Y
Veevers
Western Australia, Australia
S 22° 58'
E 125° 22'
 0.08 < 1 Y N
Ilumetsä
Estonia
N 57° 58'
E 27° 25'
 0.08 > 0.002 Y Y
Morasko
Poland
N 52° 29'
E 16° 54'
 0.1 < 0.01 Y N
Kaalijärv
Estonia
N 58° 24'
E 22° 40'
 0.11 0.004 ± 0.001 Y N
Wabar
Saudi Arabia
N 21° 30'
E 50° 28'
 0.116 0.00014 Y N
Henbury
Northern Territory, Australia
S 24° 34'
E 133° 8'
 0.157 .0042 ± 0.0019 Y N
Odessa
Texas, U.S.A.
N 31° 45'
W 102° 29'
 0.168 < 0.05 Y Y
Boxhole
Northern Territory, Australia
S 22° 37'
E 135° 12'
 0.17 .0540 ± 0.0015 Y N
Macha
Russia
N 60° 6'
E 117° 35'
 0.3 < 0.007 Y N
Aouelloul
Mauritania
N 20° 15'
W 12° 41'
 0.39 3.0 ± 0.3 Y N
Amguid
Algeria
N 26° 5'
E 4° 23'
 0.45 < 0.1 Y N
Monturaqui
Chile
S 23° 56'
W 68° 17'
 0.46 < 1 Y N
Kalkkop
South Africa
S 32° 43'
E 24° 34'
 0.64 < 1.8 Y Y
Wolfe Creek
Western Australia, Australia
S 19° 10'
E 127° 48'
 0.875 < 0.3 Y N
Tswaing (formerly Pretoria Saltpan)
South Africa
S 25° 24'
E 28° 5'
 1.13 0.220 ± 0.052 Y Y
Barringer
Arizona, U.S.A.
N 35° 2'
W 111° 1'
 1.186 0.049 ± 0.003 Y Y
Tabun-Khara-Obo
Mongolia
N 44° 6'
E 109° 36'
 1.3 150 ± 20 Y N
Saarijärvi
Finland
N 65° 17'
E 28° 23'
1.5
> 600
Y
Karikkoselkä
Finland
N 62° 13'
E 25° 15'
 1.5 < 1.88 Y  
Liverpool
Northern Territory, Australia
S 12° 24'
E 134° 3'
 1.6 150 ± 70 Y N
Talemzane
Algeria
N 33° 19'
E 4° 2'
 1.75 < 3 N Y
Lonar
India
N 19° 58'
E 76° 31'
 1.83 0.052 ± 0.006 Y Y
Tenoumer
Mauritania
N 22° 55'
W 10° 24'
 1.9 0.0214 ± 0.0097 Y N
B.P. Structure
Libya
N 25° 19'
E 24° 20'
 2 < 120 Y N
Tvären
Sweden
N 58° 46'
E 17° 25'
 2 ~ 455 N Y
Holleford
Ontario, Canada
N 44° 28'
W 76° 38'
 2.35 550 ± 100 N Y
West Hawk
Manitoba, Canada
N 49° 46'
W 95° 11'
 2.44 351± 20 N Y
Roter Kamm
Namibia
S 27° 46'
E 16° 18'
 2.5 3.7 ± 0.3 Y N
Viewfield
Saskatchewan, Canada
N 49° 35'
W 103° 4'
 2.5 190 ± 20 N Y
Zeleny Gai
Ukraine
N 48° 4'
E 32° 45'
 2.5 80 ± 20 N Y
Rotmistrovka
Ukraine
N 49° 0'
E 32° 0'
 2.7 120 ± 10 N Y
Shunak
Kazakhstan
N 47° 12'
E 72° 42'
 2.8 45 ± 10 Y Y
Goyder
Northern Territory, Australia
S 13° 9'
E 135° 2'
 3 < 1400 Y N
Iso-Naakkima
Finland
N 62° 11'
E 27° 9'
 3 > 1000 N Y
Gusev
Russia
N 48° 26'
E 40° 32'
 3 49.0 ± 0.2 N Y
Granby
Sweden
N 58° 25'
E 14° 56'
 3 ~ 470 N Y
Zapadnaya
Ukraine
N 49° 44'
E 29° 0'
 3.2 165 ± 5 N Y
Newporte
North Dakota, U.S.A.
N 48° 58'
W 101° 58'
 3.2 < 500 N Y
New Quebec
Quebec, Canada
N 61° 17'
W 73° 40'
 3.44 1.4 ± 0.1 Y N
Kgagodi
Botswana
S 22° 29'
E 27° 35'
3.5
< 180
Y
Y
Ouarkziz
Algeria
N 29° 0'
W 7° 33'
 3.5 < 70 Y N
Flynn Creek
Tennessee, U.S.A.
N 36° 17'
W 85° 40'
 3.8 360 ± 20 Y Y
Steinheim
Germany
N 48° 41'
E 10° 4'
 3.8 15 ± 1 Y Y
Brent
Ontario, Canada
N 46° 5'
W 78° 29'
 3.8 396 ± 20* N Y
Mount Toondina
South Australia, Australia
S 27° 57'
E 135° 22'
 4 < 110 Y N
Suvasvesi N
Finland
N 62° 42'
E 28° 10'
 4 < 1000 N Y
Glasford
Illinois, U.S.A.
N 40° 36'
W 89° 47'
 4 < 430 N Y
Mishina Gora
Russia
N 58° 43'
E 28° 3'
 4 300 ± 50 Y Y
Ile Rouleau
Quebec, Canada
N 50° 41'
W 73° 53'
 4 < 300 Y N
Kärdla
Estonia
N 59° 1'
E 22° 46'
 4 ~ 455 N Y
Riachao Ring
Brazil
S 7° 43'
W 46° 39'
 4.5 < 200 Y N
Rio Cuarto
Argentina
S 32° 52'
W 64° 14'
 4.5 < 0.1 Y N
Dobele
Latvia
N 56° 35'
E 23° 15'
 4.5 290 ± 35 N Y
Mizarai
Lithuania
N 54° 1'
E 23° 54'
 5 500 ± 20 N Y
Gow
Saskatchewan, Canada
N 56° 27'
W 104° 29'
 5 < 250 Y N
Gardnos
Norway
N 60° 39'
E 9° 0'
 5 500 ± 10 Y N
Goat Paddock
Western Australia, Australia
S 18° 20'
E 126° 40'
 5.1 < 50 Y Y
Chiyli
Kazakhstan
N 49° 10'
E 57° 51'
 5.5 46 ± 7 Y Y
Söderfjärden
Finland
N 63° 2'
E 21° 35'
 5.5 ~ 600 N Y
Foelsche
Northern Territory, Australia
S 16° 40'
E 136° 47'
6
> 545
N
N
Tin Bider
Algeria
N 27° 36'
E 5° 7'
 6 < 70 Y N
Middlesboro
Kentucky, U.S.A.
N 36° 37'
W 83° 44'
 6 < 300 Y Y
Maple Creek
Saskatchewan, Canada
N 49° 48'
W 109° 6'
 6 < 75 N Y
Kursk
Russia
N 51° 42'
E 36° 0'
 6 250 ± 80 N Y
Chukcha
Russia
N 75° 42'
E 97° 48'
 6 < 70 Y Y
Decaturville
Missouri, U.S.A.
N 37° 54'
W 92° 43'
 6 < 300 Y Y
Sääksjärvi
Finland
N 61° 24'
E 22° 24'
 6 ~ 560 Y Y
Rock Elm
Wisconsin, U.S.A.
N 44° 43'
W 92° 14'
 6 < 505    
Pilot
Northwest Territories, Canada
N 60° 17'
W 111° 1'
 6 445 ± 2 Y N
Wetumpka
Alabama, U.S.A.
N 32° 31'
W 86° 10'
 6.5 81.0 ± 1.5 Y
 Y
Arkenu 1
Libya
N 22° 4'
E 23° 45'
6.8
< 140
Y
N
Cloud Creek
Wyoming, U.S.A.
N 43° 7'
W 106° 45'
7
190 ± 30 Ma
N
Y
Crooked Creek
Missouri, U.S.A.
N 37° 50'
W 91° 23'
 7 320 ± 80 Y N
Piccaninny
Western Australia, Australia
S 17° 32'
E 128° 25'
 7 < 360 Y N
Lockne
Sweden
N 63° 0'
E 14° 49'
 7.5 455 Y Y
Wanapitei
Ontario, Canada
N 46° 45'
W 80° 45'
 7.5 37.2 ± 1.2 N N
Couture
Quebec, Canada
N 60° 8'
W 75° 20'
 8 430 ± 25 Y N
Serpent Mound
Ohio, U.S.A.
N 39° 2'
W 83° 24'
 8 < 320 Y Y
Des Plaines
Illinois, U.S.A.
N 42° 3'
W 87° 52'
 8 < 280 N Y
Beyenchime-Salaatin
Russia
N 71° 0'
E 121° 40'
 8 40 ± 20 Y N
Vepriai
Lithuania
N 55° 5'
E 24° 35'
 8 > 160 ± 10 N Y
Neugrund
Estonia
N 59° 20'
E 23° 40'
 8 ~ 470 N  
La Moinerie
Quebec, Canada
N 57° 26'
W 66° 37'
 8 400 ± 50 Y N
Elbow
Saskatchewan, Canada
N 50° 59'
W 106° 43'
 8 395 ± 25 N Y
Bigach
Kazakhstan
N 48° 34'
E 82° 1'
 8 5 ± 3 Y Y
Glover Bluff
Wisconsin, U.S.A.
N 43° 58'
W 89° 32'
 8 < 500 Y Y
Crawford
Australia
S 34° 43'
E 139° 2'
8.5
> 35
Y
N
Calvin
Michigan, USA
N 41° 50'
W 85° 57'
 8.5 450 ± 10 N Y
Ilyinets
Ukraine
N 49° 7'
E 29° 6'
 8.5 378 ± 5* N Y
Connolly Basin
Western Australia, Australia
S 23° 32'
E 124° 45'
 9 < 60 Y N
Mien
Sweden
N 56° 25'
E 14° 52'
 9 121.0 ± 2.3 Y Y
Red Wing
North Dakota, U.S.A.
N 47° 36'
W 103° 33'
 9 200 ± 25 N Y
Ragozinka
Russia
N 58° 44'
E 61° 48'
 9 46 ± 3 N Y
Lumparn
Finland
N 60° 9'
E 20° 6'
 9 ~ 1000 N Y
Vista Alegre
Brazil
S 25° 57'
W 52° 41'
9.5
< 65
Y
N
Arkenu 2
Libya
N 22° 4'
E 23° 45'
10
< 140
Y
N
Flaxman
Australia
S 34° 37'
E 139° 4'
10
> 35
Y
N
Paasselkä
Finland
N 62° 2'
E 29° 5'
10
< 1800
Y
Y
Upheaval Dome
Utah, U.S.A.
N 38° 26'
W 109° 54'
 10 < 170 Y Y
Eagle Butte
Alberta, Canada
N 49° 42'
W 110° 30'
 10 < 65 N Y
Karla
Russia
N 54° 55'
E 48° 2'
 10 5 ± 1 Y Y
Kelly West
Northern Territory, Australia
S 19° 56'
E 133° 57'
 10 > 550 N N
Bosumtwi
Ghana
N 6° 30'
W 1° 25'
 10.5 1.07 Y N
Ternovka
Ukraine
N 48° 08'
E 33° 31'
 11 280 ± 10 N Y
Wells Creek
Tennessee, U.S.A.
N 36° 23'
W 87° 40'
 12 200 ± 100 Y Y
Avak
Alaska, U.S.A.
N 71° 15'
W 156° 38'
 12 100 ± 5 N Y
Serra da Cangalha
Brazil
S 8° 5'
W 46° 52'
 12 < 300 Y Y
Vargeao Dome
Brazil
S 26° 50'
W 52° 7'
 12 < 70 Y N
Nicholson
Northwest Territories, Canada
N 62° 40'
W 102° 41'
 12.5 < 400 N N
Aorounga
Chad, Africa
N 19° 6'
E 19° 15'
 12.6 < 345 Y N
Marquez
Texas, U.S.A.
N 31° 17'
W 96° 18'
 12.7 58 ± 2 N Y
Kentland
Indiana, U.S.A.
N 40° 45'
W 87° 24'
 13 < 97 Y Y
Deep Bay
Saskatchewan, Canada
N 56° 24'
W 102° 59'
 13 99 ± 4 N Y
Sierra Madera
Texas, U.S.A.
N 30° 36'
W 102° 55'
 13 < 100 Y Y
Spider
Western Australia, Australia
S 16° 44'
E 126° 5'
 13 > 570 Y N
Gweni-Fada
Chad, Africa
N 17° 25'
E 21° 45'
 14 < 345 Y N
Zhamanshin
Kazakhstan
N 48° 24'
E 60° 58'
 14 0.9 ± 0.1 Y Y
Jänisjärvi
Russia
N 61° 58'
E 30° 55'
 14 700 ± 5 Y N
Logoisk
Belarus
N 54° 12'
E 27° 48'
 15 42.3 ± 1.1 N Y
Kaluga
Russia
N 54° 30'
E 36° 12'
 15 380 ± 5 N Y
Ames
Oklahoma, U.S.A.
N 36° 15'
W 98° 12'
 16 470 ± 30 N Y
Suavjärvi
Russia
N 63° 7'
E 33° 23'
 16 ~ 2400 .
 .
Oasis
Libya
N 24° 35'
E 24° 24'
 18 < 120 Y N
Lawn Hill
Queensland, Australia
S 18° 40'
E 138° 39'
 18 > 515 Y N
El'gygytgyn
Russia
N 67° 30'
E 172° 5'
 18 3.5 ± 0.5 Y N
Dellen
Sweden
N 61° 48'
E 16° 48'
 19 89.0 ± 2.7 Y N
Obolon'
Ukraine
N 49° 35'
E 32° 55'
 20 169 ± 7 N Y
Logancha
Russia
N 65° 31'
E 95° 56'
 20 40 ± 20 N N
Gosses Bluff
Northern Territory, Australia
S 23° 49'
E 132° 19'
 22 142.5 ± 0.8 Y Y
Rochechouart
France
N 45° 50'
E 0° 56'
 23 214 ± 8 Y N
Lappajärvi
Finland
N 63° 12'
E 23° 42'
 23 73.3 ± 5.3 Y Y
Ries
Germany
N 48° 53'
E 10° 37'
 24 15.1 ± 0.1 Y Y
Boltysh
Ukraine
N 48° 45'
E 32° 10'
 24 65.17 ± 0.64 N Y
Presqu'ile
Quebec, Canada
N 49° 43'
W 74° 48'
 24 < 500 Y N
Haughton
Nunavut, Canada
N 75° 22'
W 89° 41'
 24 23 ± 1 Y N
Kamensk
Russia
N 48° 21'
E 40° 30'
 25 49.0 ± 0.2 N Y
Strangways
Northern Territory, Australia
S 15° 12'
E 133° 35'
 25 646 ± 42 Y N
Steen River
Alberta, Canada
N 59° 30'
W 117° 38'
 25 91± 7* N Y
Clearwater East
Quebec, Canada
N 56° 5'
W 74° 7'
 26 290 ± 20 Y Y
Mistastin
Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
N 55° 53'
W 63° 18'
 28 36.4 ± 4* Y N
Keurusselkä
Finland
N 62° 8'
E 24° 36'
30
<1800
 Y N
Shoemaker (formerly Teague)
Western Australia, Australia
S 25° 52'
E 120° 53'
 30 1630 ± 5 Y N
Slate Islands
Ontario, Canada
N 48° 40'
W 87° 0'
 30 ~ 450 Y N
Yarrabubba
Western Australia
S 27° 10'
E 118° 50'
30
~ 2000
Y
N
Manson
Iowa, U.S.A.
N 42° 35'
W 94° 33'
 35 73.8 ± 0.3 N Y
Clearwater West
Quebec, Canada
N 56° 13'
W 74° 30'
 36 290 ± 20 Y Y
Carswell
Saskatchewan, Canada
N 58° 27'
W 109° 30'
 39 115 ± 10 Y Y
Saint Martin
Manitoba, Canada
N 51° 47'
W 98° 32'
 40 220 ± 32 N Y
Mjølnir
Norway
N 73° 48'
E 29° 40'
 40 142.0 ± 2.6 N Y
Woodleigh
Australia
S 26° 3'
E 114° 39'
 40 364 ± 8 N Y
Araguainha
Brazil
S 16° 47'
W 52° 59'
 40 244.40 ± 3.25 Y N
Montagnais
Nova Scotia, Canada
N 42° 53'
W 64° 13'
 45 50.50 ± 0.76 N Y
Kara-Kul
Tajikistan
N 39° 1'
E 73° 27'
 52 < 5 Y N
Siljan
Sweden
N 61° 2'
E 14° 52'
 52 361.0 ± 1.1 Y Y
Charlevoix
Quebec, Canada
N 47° 32'
W 70° 18'
 54 342 ± 15* Y Y
Tookoonooka
Queensland, Australia
S 27° 7'
E 142° 50'
 55 128 ± 5 N Y
Beaverhead
Montana, U.S.A.
N 44° 36'
W 113° 0'
 60 ~ 600 Y N
Kara
Russia
N 69° 6'
E 64° 9'
 65 70.3 ± 2.2 N Y
Morokweng
South Africa
S 26° 28'
E 23° 32'
 70 145.0 ± 0.8 N Y
Puchezh-Katunki
Russia
N 56° 58'
E 43° 43'
 80 167 ± 3 N Y
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia, U.S.A.
N 37° 17'
W 76° 1'
 90 35.5 ± 0.3 N Y
Acraman
South Australia, Australia
S 32° 1'
E 135° 27'
 90 ~ 590 Y N
Manicouagan
Quebec, Canada
N 51° 23'
W 68° 42'
 100 214 ± 1 Y Y
Popigai
Russia
N 71° 39'
E 111° 11'
 100 35.7 ± 0.2 Y Y
Chicxulub
Yucatan, Mexico
N 21° 20'
W 89° 30'
 170 64.98 ± 0.05 N Y
Sudbury
Ontario, Canada
N 46° 36'
W 81° 11'
 250 1850 ± 3 Y Y
Vredefort
South Africa
S 27° 0'
E 27° 30'
 300 2023 ± 4 Y Y


* pre-1977 K-Ar, Ar-Ar and Rb-Sr ages recalculated using the decay constants of Steiger and Jager (1977)
Ages in millions of years (Ma) before present.

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