Vredefort Crater is the largest verified asteroid crater in the world, located in South Africa, while Wilkes Land Crater may be larger but is yet to be verified. Vredefort is approximately 186 miles in diameter, 3 miles deep, and 2 billion years old. Wilkes Land is said to be 300 miles in diameter and located […]
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona is a large volcanic crater and tourist attraction, formed by an eruption between 1040 and 1100 AD. The area is protected by the National Park Service and offers hiking trails, but visitors are not allowed to hike up to the crater cone. The Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument […]
Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon is one of the oldest national parks in the US, covering 183,224 acres and attracting 500,000 visitors annually. The park features the deepest lake in the US, created over 7,000 years ago by a volcanic eruption, and offers hiking trails, fishing, and scenic Rim Drive. Winter activities include […]
Crater Lake, in Oregon’s Southern Cascade Mountains, is a deep, blue lake formed in a collapsed volcano. It’s the deepest lake in the US, with no inlet or outlet, and is surrounded by a National Park offering hiking and other activities. Crater Lake is a large lake located in the Southern Cascade Mountains of Oregon. […]
Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas is the only diamond mine open to the public where visitors can keep what they find. Thousands of diamonds have been found, including record-breaking gems. Visitors can rent or buy mining tools and have their finds examined. Have you ever heard of a diamond mine open to the […]
The largest impact crater in the Solar System is on Mars, created by an object the size of the Moon. It is also the largest canyon in the Solar System and was only confirmed as an impact crater in 2008. The second largest impact crater is on the Moon, caused by a comet or asteroid […]
Barringer Crater, also known as Meteor Crater, is a well-preserved impact crater in Arizona, USA. It was created 50,000 years ago by a meteorite that caused an explosion equivalent to 2.5 megatons of TNT. Initially thought to be a volcanic steam explosion, it was recognized as a meteorite impact in the 1950s and definitively proven […]
