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List of confirmed impact craters of the world
Confirmed impact structures on Earth
The list below includes all scientifically confirmed impact craters on Earth by February 2020: 190 impact structures. Contrary to the mainstream list, this one includes the Sterlitamak impact crater – it appeared in 1990, was absolutely confirmed, and still is there.
Explanations to the table
- Name in fact can be different. Many impact craters can be called impact structures or astroblemes. It is important to separate the names of lakes from the names of craters: the area of the crater never is the same as the area of the lake. Thus Kaalijärv is not the same as the Kaali crater. Kaalijärv (järv is a lake in Estonian) is a lake with a diameter of 30 to 60 m, but Kaali crater has a diameter of 110 m.
- Visible craters are those, which can be deciphered as craters by looking at them in nature or in images, e.g. they are not hidden under the layer of sediments or too eroded.
- Age in most cases is a (more or less) wild guess by the rare specialists who have visited the place or a very rough estimate of some scientific research. It happens that one method gives the age of e.g. 7 million years and another: 2 million years. Specialists then might agree that the age is somewhere between 7 and 2 million years (what also is a wild guess) and it finally ends with “this crater is 5.5 million years old” written in a popular science magazine. And soon after it is written in all tourists’ booklets, information signs, guidebooks, etc. Everyone seems to be happy and confident about such figures, except for scientists themselves…
- Diameter is measured between the rims (or ridges if any) of crater. Impact craters smaller than 10 m in diameter (e.g. Kunya-Urgench in Turkmenistan) are not included here. It is hard to measure the diameter of large craters (e.g. it is unclear where ends the smash in Earth’s crust), and, of course, nearly impossible to know the diameter of craters whose upper part has eroded.
- Visible depth is a maximum height difference between the highest place of the rim and the deepest place in the bottom of the crater. If there is a lake, its depth is included.
- Whole depth is the same visible depth plus the thickness of sediments in the crater, which accrued after the impact. In large explosions, the bottom of the crater is covered with breccia – pieces of rocks that fell back right after the impact. This layer, in general, is not included.
- Meteorite – what type of meteorite created this crater, is it found?
- Discovery – when discovered by scientists. Sorry, the knowledge of local non-scientist folks here does not count.
- Proved – when the impact origin was proved. Sometimes it takes much time and effort.
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The table
| Name | Country, region | Visible? | Age (thousands of years) | Diameter (m) | Visible depth (m) | Whole depth (m) | Meteorite | Discovery | Confirmed | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aorounga crater | Chad, Borkou | yes | <345000 | 12600 | ? | 1988? | ||||
| Aouelloul crater | Mauritania, Adrar | yes | 3100 ± 300 | 390 | 53 | 76 | iron (IIIB, IIID) | 1938 | 1951 | smaller crater nearby |
| Araguainha crater | Brazil, Mato Grosso | yes | 244400 ± 3250 | 40000 | ? | 1969 | 1982? | |||
| Avak impact structure | United States, Alaska | no | 3000 – 95000 | 12000 | 0 | 1000 | ? | the late 1940s? | 1996 | |
| B.P. Structure | Libya, Kufra | yes | <120000 | 2000 | ? | |||||
| Barringer crater (Meteor crater) | United States, Arizona | yes | 49 ± 3 | 1180 | 170 | 400 | IAB | the 19th century | 1906 | |
| Beaverhead impact crater | United States, Montana | no | ˜ 600000 | 60000 | ? | 1990 | ||||
| Beyenchime – Salaatin crater | Russia, Sakha | yes | 40000 ± 20000 | 8000 | 70 | ? | double crater? | |||
| Bigach astrobleme | Kazakhstan, East Kazakhstan | yes | 5000 ± 3000 | 8000 | 70 | ˜ 470 | ? | |||
| Boltysh impact crater | Ukraine, Kirovohrad | no | 65170 ± 640 | 24000 | 1000 | chondrite | 1973? | |||
| Bosumtwi crater | Ghana, Ashanti Region | yes | 1070 | 10500 | 380 | 750 | chondrite | the 1960s | ||
| Boxhole crater | Australia, Northern Territory | yes | 5.4 ± 1.5 | 170 | IIAB | 1937 | ||||
| Brent crater | Canada, Ontario | yes | ˜ 452000 | 3800 | 60 | 320 | chondrite | 1951 | the 1970s | |
| Calvin impact crater | United States, Michigan | no | 450000 ± 10000 | 8500 | ? | 1987 | 1992 | |||
| Campo del Cielo | Argentina, Chaco and Santiago del Estero | yes | <4 | 50 | coarse octahedrite to granular hexahedrite | |||||
| Carancas crater | Peru, Puno | yes | 0.005 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | chondrite | 2007 | 2007 | |
| Carswell impact structure | Canada, Saskatchewan | yes | 115000 ± 10000 | 39000 | ? | 1965 | ||||
| Charlevoix impact structure (La Malbaie) | Canada, Quebec | yes | 342000 ± 15000 | 54000 | ? | 1965 | ||||
| Chesapeake Bay impact structure | United States, Virginia | no | 35500 ± 300 | 40000 | ? | 1983 | the 1990s | |||
| Chicxulub crater | Mexico, Yucatan | no | 64980 ± 50 | 150000 | chondrite | 1978 | the 1990s | |||
| Chiyli dome | Kazakhstan, Aktobe | yes | 46000 ± 7000 | 5500 | ? | |||||
| Chukcha impact crater | Russia, Krasnoyarsk | yes | 75000 ± 25000 | 6000 | 200 | ? | ||||
| Clearwater East crater | Canada, Quebec | yes | 290000 ± 20000 | 26000 | chondrite | the 19th century | 1965 | |||
| Clearwater West crater | Canada, Quebec | yes | 290000 ± 20000 | 36000 | ? | the 19th century | 1965 | |||
| Cloud Creek impact structure | United States, Wyoming | no | 190000 ± 30000 | 7000 | ? | 1999 | 2003 | |||
| Colônia crater | Brazil, São Paulo | yes | 5000 – 36000 | 3600 | 125 | 450 | ? | |||
| Connolly Basin impact structure | Australia, Western Australia | yes | <60000 | 9000 | ? | 1986 | 1986 | |||
| Couture crater | Canada, Quebec | yes | 430000 ± 25000 | 8000 | 120 | ? | ||||
| Crawford impact structure | Australia, South Australia | no | > 35000 | 8500 | ? | |||||
| Crooked Creek impact structure | United States, Missouri | yes | 320000 ± 80000 | 7000 | ? | |||||
| Dalgaranga crater | Australia, Western Australia | yes | ~ 270 | 24 | 3 | stony iron | 1938 | 1960 | ||
| Decaturville impact structure | United states, Missouri | yes | <300000 | 6000 | ? | 1977 | ||||
| Deep Bay crater | Canada, Saskatchewan | yes | 99000 ± 4000 | 13000 | 320 | ? | ||||
| Dellen impact crater | Sweden, Gävleborg | yes | 89000 ± 2700 | 19000 | stone? | 1992 | ||||
| Des Plaines impact structure | United States, Illinois | no | <280000 | 8000 | ? | the 19th century | ||||
| Dhala impact structure | India, Madhya Pradesh | yes | 2100000 – 1700000 | 11000 | ? | 2008 | ||||
| Dobele impact structure | Latvia, Zemgale | no | 290000 ± 35000 | 4500 | ? | |||||
| Eagle Butte impact structure | Canada, Alberta | no | <65000 | 10000 | ? | 1975 | ||||
| Elbow impact structure | Canada, Saskatchewan | no | 395000 ± 25000 | 8000 | ? | 1975 | 1998 | |||
| El’gygytgyn crater | Russia, Chukotka | yes | 3500 ± 500 | 18000 | 420 | achondrite | ||||
| Flaxman impact structure | Australia, South Australia | no | > 35000 | 10000 | ? | |||||
| Flynn Creek impact structure | United States, Tennessee | yes | 360000 ± 20000 | 3800 | ? | 1869 | 1957 | |||
| Foelsche impact structure | Australia, Northern Territory | yes | > 545000 | 6000 | ? | 2002 | ||||
| Gardnos impact structure | Norway, Buskerud | no | 500000 ± 10000 | 5000 | chondrite | 1945 | 1997 | |||
| Glasford impact structure | United States, Illinois | no | <430000 | 4000 | ? | the 1950s | ||||
| Glikson impact structure | Australia, Western Australia | no | 508000 ± 5000 | 19000 | ? | 1997 | 2005 | |||
| Glover Bluff impact structure | United States, Wisconsin | no | <500000 | 8000 | ? | |||||
| Goat Paddock crater | Australia, Western Australia | no | <50000 | 5100 | ? | 1980 | ||||
| Gosses Bluff crater | Australia, Northern Territory | yes | 142500 ± 800 | 22000 | ? | the 1960s | the 1970s | |||
| Gow impact structure | Canada, Saskatchewan | yes | <250000 | 5000 | iron? | 1972 | ||||
| Goyder impact structure | Australia, Northern Territory | yes | <1400000 | 3000 | ? | 1996? | ||||
| Granby impact structure | Sweden, Östergötland | no | ˜ 470000 | 3000 | ? | |||||
| Gusev crater | Russia, Rostov | no | 49000 ± 200 | 3000 | 0 | 600 | ? | |||
| Gweni-Fada impact structure | Chad, Ennedi | yes | <345000 | 14000 | ? | 1996 | ||||
| Haughton impact structure | Canada, Nunavut | yes | 39000 | 23000 | ? | 1974 | originally diameter 24 km | |||
| Haviland crater (Brenham crater) | United States, Kansas | yes | <1 | 16.8 | 3.5 | pallasite | 1925 | 1925 | destroyed by human activities | |
| Henbury meteorite craters | Australia, Northern Territory | yes | 4.2 ± 1.9 | 150 | IIIAB | 1899 | 1931 | 13 – 14 craters | ||
| Hiawatha impact crater | Greenland | yes | 3500 – 12 | 31000 | IIIAB | 2018 | 2018 | became visible with the retreat of glacier | ||
| Holleford crater | Canada, Ontario | yes | 550000 ± 100000 | 2350 | 30 | 244 | ? | the 1950s | the 1950s | |
| Hummeln structure | Sweden, Smaland | yes | 443000 – 470000 | 1200 | the 1960s | 2015 | ||||
| Ile Rouleau impact structure | Canada, Quebec | no | <300000 | 4000 | ? | |||||
| Ilumetsä meteorite craters | Estonia, Põlvamaa | yes | > 6.6 | 80 | ? | 2001? | ||||
| Ilyinets impact structure | Ukraine, Vinnytsia | no | 378000 ± 5000 | 8500 | iron? | |||||
| Iso-Naakkima impact structure | Finland, Southern Savonia | no | > 1000000 | 3000 | ? | 1993 | ||||
| Jänisjärvi astrobleme | Russia, Karelia | yes | 700000 ± 5000 | 14000 | ˜ 50 | ? | 1976 | |||
| Jabel Waqf as Suwwan crater | Jordan, Maan | yes | 37000 – 56000 | 5500 | ? | 2009 | ||||
| Kaali crater | Estonia, Saaremaa | yes | 5 ± 3 | 110 | 23 | 29 | IAB, found | 1794 | 1937 | 9 craters |
| Kalkkop crater | South Africa, Eastern Cape | yes | 250 ± 50 | 640 | ? | 1993 | ||||
| Kaluga impact crater | Russia, Kaluga | no | 380000 ± 5000 | 15000 | 0 | 500 | ? | 1969 | ||
| Kamensk astrobleme | Russia, Rostov | no | 49000 ± 200 | 25000 | 0 | 800 | ? | double crater with Gusev | ||
| Kamil crater | Egypt, New Valley | yes | <5 | 44.8 | 8 | 15.8 | iron, found | 2008 | 2009 | ejecta rays |
| Kara impact structure | Russia, Nenets | no | 70300 ± 2200 | 65000 | 0 | 1200 | chondrite | |||
| Karakul impact structure | Tajikistan, Kuhistoni-Badakhshon | yes | <5000 | 52000 | ? | 1987 | 1993 | |||
| Kärdla crater | Estonia, Hiiumaa | no | ˜ 455000 | 4000 | ? | 1967 | 1980 | |||
| Karikkoselkä impact structure | Finland, Central Finland | yes | ˜ 230000 | 1500 | ? | 1996 | ||||
| Karla astrobleme | Russia, Tatarstan | no | 5000 ± 1000 | 10000 | ? | |||||
| Kelly West impact structure | Australia, Northern Territory | yes | > 550000 | 6600 | ? | 1973 | ||||
| Kentland impact structure | United States, Indiana | no | <97000 | 13000 | ? | the 19th century | 1947 | |||
| Keurusselkä impact structure | Finland, Central Finland and Pirkanmaa | no | <1800000 | 30000 | ? | 2003 | 2003 | |||
| Kgagodi impact structure | Botswana, Central | yes | <180000 | 3500 | 158 | ? | 1998 | 2002 | ||
| Kursk astrobleme | Russia, Kursk | no | 250000 ± 80000 | 6000 | 0 | 260 | ? | |||
| La Moinerie crater | Canada, Quebec | yes | 400000 ± 50000 | 8000 | ? | 1972 | ||||
| Lappajärvi impact structure | Finland, Southern Ostrobothnia | yes | 73300 ± 5300 | 23000 | chondrite | 1967 | ||||
| Lawn Hill impact structure | Australia, Queensland | yes | > 515000 | 18000 | ? | the 1980s | ||||
| Liverpool crater | Australia, Northern Territory | yes | 150000 ± 70000 | 1600 | ? | the 1960s | the 1970s? | |||
| Lockne crater | Sweden, Jämtland | no | 455000 | 13500 | ? | |||||
| Logancha astrobleme | Russia, Krasnoyarsk | yes | 40000 ± 20000 | 20000 | 500 | ? | ||||
| Logoisk impact structure | Belarus, Minsk | no | 42300 ± 1100 | 15000 | ? | 1973 | 1980? | |||
| Lonar crater | India, Maharashtra | yes | 570 ± 47 | 1800 | 150 | 230 | ? | possible smaller impact crater nearby | ||
| Luizi impact structure | Congo Democratic Republic, Katanga | yes | <573000 | 17000 | ? | 2011 | ||||
| Lumparn crater | Finland, Åland | no | ˜ 1000000 | 9000 | ? | 1992 | ||||
| Macha craters | Russia, Sakha | yes | ˜ 7.3 | 300 | iron | 1984 | five craters | |||
| Malingen crater | Sweden, Jämtland | no | 458000 | 1000 | 145 | 2015 | ||||
| Manicouagan impact crater | Canada, Quebec | yes | 214000 ± 1000 | 85000 | ? | |||||
| Manson impact structure | United States, Iowa | no | 73800 ± 300 | 35000 | chondrite | 1912 | 1966 | |||
| Maple Creek impact structure (White Valley) | Canada, Saskatchewan | no | <75000 | 6000 | ? | 1976 | 2006 | |||
| Marquez impact structure | United States, Texas | no | 58000 ± 2000 | 12700 | ? | |||||
| Matt Wilson crater | Australia, Northern Territory | yes | 1402000 ± 440000 | 7500 | ? | 2009 | ||||
| Middlesboro impact structure | United States, Kentucky | yes | <300000 | 6000 | ? | 1962 | ||||
| Mien impact structure | Sweden, Kronoberg | yes | 121000 ± 2300 | 9000 | stone? | |||||
| Mishina Gora impact structure | Russia, Pskov | no | 300000 ± 50000 | 2500 | 0 | 600 | ? | 1933 | ||
| Mistastin impact structure | Canada, Labrador and Newfoundland | yes | 36400 ± 4000 | 28000 | iron? | 1968 | ||||
| Mizarai impact structure | Lithuania, Alytus | no | 500000 ± 20000 | 5000 | 230 | ? | 1978 | |||
| Mjølnir impact structure | Norway | no | 142000 ± 2600 | 40000 | ? | 1998 | marine impact crater | |||
| Montagnais impact structure | Canada, Nova Scotia | no | 50500 ± 760 | 45000 | ? | 1987 | 1988 | marine impact crater | ||
| Monturaqui crater | Chile, II Antofagasta | yes | ~ 660000 | 360 | 34 | IAB | 1966 | |||
| Morasko craters | Poland, Poznan | yes | <10 | 100 | octahedrite fragments | 1914 | 1914? | 7 craters | ||
| Morokweng impact structure | South Africa, North West | no | 145000 ± 800 | 70000 | chondrite | 1994 | 1994 | found piece of asteroid | ||
| Mount Toondina impact structure | Australia, South Australia | yes | <110000 | 4000 | ? | 1976 | 1988 | |||
| Neugrund impact structure | Estonia | no | ˜ 470000 | 8000 | ? | 1994 | marine impact crater | |||
| Newporte impact structure | United States, North Dakota | no | <500000 | 3200 | ? | 1995 | ||||
| Nicholson impact structure | Canada, Northwest Territories | yes | <400000 | 12500 | achondrite | |||||
| Nördlinger Ries (Ries crater) | Germany, Bavaria | yes | 15100 ± 100 | 24000 | 150 | achondrite | 1960 | |||
| Oasis impact stracter | Libya, Kufra | yes | <120000 | 18000 | ? | |||||
| Obolon’ astrobleme | Ukraine, Poltava | no | 169000 ± 7000 | 20000 | iron? | 1947 | 1976 | |||
| Odessa craters | United States, Texas | yes | <50 | 160 | 6 | IAB | 1892 | 1922 | 5 craters, meteorites found | |
| Ouarkziz impact crater | Algeria, Tindouf | yes | <70000 | 3500 | ? | |||||
| Paasselkä impact structure | Finland, Southern Savonia | yes | ˜ 229000 | 10000 | > 75 | ? | 1999 | |||
| Piccaninny impact structure | Australia, Western Australia | yes | <360000 | 7000 | ? | 1983 | 1985 | |||
| Pilot crater | Canada, Northwest Territories | yes | 445000 ± 2000 | 6000 | ? | |||||
| Pingualuit crater (New Quebec) | Canada, Quebec | yes | 1400 ± 100 | 3440 | 400 | 411 | chondrite (L?) | the 1940s | 1962 | |
| Popigai impact structure | Russia, Krasnoyarsk | yes | 35700 ± 200 | 90000 | > 200 | 2000 | chondrite | 1946 | 1969 | |
| Presqu’ile impact structure | Canada, Quebec | yes | <500000 | 24000 | ? | |||||
| Puchezh-Katunksk crater (Puchezh-Katunki) | Russia, Nizhny Novgorod | no | 167000 ± 3000 | 80000 | 0 | 1900 | ? | 1965 | ||
| Ragozinka astrobleme | Russia, Sverdlovsk | no | 46000 ± 3000 | 9000 | 40 | 600 | ? | |||
| Red Wing impact structure | United States, North Dakota | no | 200000 ± 25000 | 9000 | ? | 1972 | 1996 | |||
| Riachão Ring | Brazil, Maranhão | yes | <200000 | 4500 | ? | the 1980s | 2012 | |||
| Ritland impact structure | Norway | yes | 520000 ± 20000 | 2700 | 350 | ? | 2011 | |||
| Rochechouart crater | France, Limousin | yes | 214000 ± 8000 | 23000 | chondrite? Iron? | the early 19th century | 1969 | |||
| Rock Elm impact structure | United States, Wisconsin | no | 430000 – 455000 | 6000 | ? | |||||
| Roter Kamm crater | Namibia, Karas region | yes | 4500 ± 500 | 2500 | 130 | > 200 | ? | the 1960s | 1986 | |
| Rotmistrivka astrobleme (Rotmistrovka) | Ukraine, Cherkasy | no | 120000 ± 10000 | 2700 | ? | |||||
| Sääksjärvi impact crater | Finland, Satakunta | no | ˜ 560000 | 6000 | stony iron? | 1969 | ||||
| Saarijärvi impact structure | Finland, Northern Ostrobothnia | no | > 600000 | 1500 | ? | 1997 | 1998 | |||
| Saint Martin crater structure | Canada, Manitoba | no | 220000 ± 32000 | 40000 | ? | 1970 | ||||
| Santa Fe impact structure | United States, New Mexico | no | <1200000 | 13000 | ? | 2008 | ||||
| Santa Marta impact structure (Gilbues) | Brazil, Piauí | no | 9000 | 2000 | 2013 | |||||
| Saqqar impact structure | Saudi Arabia, Hawf | no | 70000 – 410000 | 34000 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||
| Serpent Mound impact structure | United States, Ohio | yes | <320000 | 8000 | ? | the 1960s | 1998 | |||
| Serra de Cangalha crater | Brazil, Tocantins | yes | <300000 | 12000 | ? | the 1960s | 1986 | |||
| Shoemaker impact structure (Teague) | Australia, Western Australia | yes | 1630000 ± 5000 | 30000 | ? | 1980 | ||||
| Shunak crater | Kazakhstan, Karagandy | yes | 45000 ± 10000 | 2800 | 400 | 640 | ? | |||
| Sierra Madera impact structure | United States, Texas | yes | <100000 | 13000 | ? | 1938 | 1960 | |||
| Sikhote Alin meteor craters | Russia, Primorsky | yes | 0.066 | 26 | 6 | 6 | IIAB | 1947 | 1947 | several craters |
| Siljan ring | Sweden, Dalarna | yes | 376800 ± 1700 | 52000 | ? | the 1960s | the 1960s | |||
| Slate Islands impact structure | Canada, Ontario | yes | ˜ 450000 | 30000 | >100 | ? | 1975 | largest known shatter cones in the world | ||
| Sobolev crater | Russia, Primorsky | yes | <1 | 53 | 9 | iron | 1949 | 1982 | ||
| Söderfjärden crater | Finland, Central Ostrobothnia | yes | ˜ 600000 | 6600 | ? | 1978 | ||||
| Spider impact structure | Australia, Western Australia | yes | > 570000 | 13000 | ? | the 1950s | the 1970s | |||
| Steen River impact structure | Canada, Alberta | no | 91000 ± 7000 | 25000 | ? | 1968 | ||||
| Steinheim impact crater | Germany, Baden-Württemberg | yes | 15000 ± 1000 | 3800 | ? | |||||
| Sterlitamak impact crater | Russia, Bashkortostan | yes | 0.013 | 10 | 5 | 5 | IIIAB | 1990 | 1990 | |
| Strangways impact structure | Australia, Northern Territory | yes | 646000 ± 42000 | 25000 | achondrite | 1971 | ||||
| Suavjärvi impact structure | Russia, Karelia | no | ˜ 2 400000 | 16000 | ? | |||||
| Sudbury impact structure | Canada, Ontario | no | 1850000 ± 3000 | 130000 | ? | the 1960s | ||||
| Suvasvesi N impact structure | Finland, Northern Savonia | no | <1000000 | 5000 | ? | 1993 | ||||
| Suvasvesi S impact crater | Finland, Northern Savonia | no | ? | 4000 | 2001 | |||||
| Tabun Khara Obo crater | Mongolia, Dornogovi | yes | 150000 ± 20000 | 1300 | 25 | ~ 200 | ? | the 1960s | 2008 | |
| Talemzane crater | Algeria, Laghouat | yes | <3000 | 1750 | ? | 1928 | ||||
| Tenoumer crater | Mauritania, Tiris Zemmour | yes | 21.4 ± 9.7 | 1900 | 110 | 400 | ? | the 19th century | 1970 | |
| Ternovka astrobleme | Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk | no | 280000 ± 10000 | 11000 | chondrite? | |||||
| Tin Bider impact structure | Algeria, Tamanghasset | yes | <70000 | 6000 | ? | 1962 | ||||
| Tookoonooka impact crater | Australia, Queensland | no | 128000 ± 5000 | 55000 | ? | 1989 | 1989 | |||
| Tswaing crater (Pretoria Saltpan) | South Africa, Gauteng | yes | 220 ± 52 | 1130 | 119 | 180 | chondrite | the 19th century | 1990 | |
| Tunnunik impact crater (Prince Albert impact structure) | Canada, Victoria island | yes | 130000 – 450000 | 25000 | ? | 2010 | 2013 | |||
| Tvären crater | Sweden, Södermanland | no | ˜ 455000 | 2000 | ? | |||||
| Upheaval Dome | United States, Utah | yes | <170000 | 10000 | 300 | ? | 2008 | |||
| Vargeão Dome | Brazil, Santa Catarina | yes | <70000 | 12000 | 225 | ? | 1978 | 1987 | ||
| Veevers crater | Australia, Western Australia | yes | <4000 | 80 | 7 | IIAB | 1975 | 1984 | ||
| Vepriai impact structure | Lithuania, Kaunas | no | > 160000 ± 10000 | 8000 | ? | 1978 | ||||
| Viewfield crater | Canada, Saskatchewan | no | 190000 ± 20000 | 2500 | 0 | 100 | ? | 1972 | ||
| Vista Alegre impact structure | Brazil, Paraná | yes | <65000 | 9500 | ? | 2004 | 2010 | |||
| Vredefort impact structure | South Africa, Free State | yes | 2023000 ± 4000 | 160000 | chondrite | the 1940s | the 1960s | |||
| Wabar craters | Saudi Arabia | yes | 0.3? | 116 | 2 | 12.5 | IIAB iron | 1932 | 1933 | three craters, now covered with sand |
| Wanapitei impact structure | Canada, Ontario | yes | 37200 ± 1200 | 3500 | chondrite | 1972 | ||||
| Wells Creek impact structure | United States, Tennessee | yes | 200000 ± 100000 | 12000 | ? | fine shatter cones | ||||
| West Hawk impact structure | Canada, Manitoba | yes | 351000 ± 20000 | 2440 | 66 | ? | ||||
| Wetumpka impact crater | United States, Alabama | yes | 81000 ± 1500 | 6500 | chondrite? | 1969 | 1998 | |||
| Whitecourt crater | Canada, Alberta | yes | <1.13 | 36 | 6 | IIIAB iron | 2008 | 2008 | meteorites found | |
| Wolfe crater | Australia, Western Australia | yes | <300 | 875 | 55 | 130 | IIIAB | 1947 | ||
| Woodleigh impact structure | Australia, Western Australia | no | 364000 ± 8000 | 90000 | ? | 2000 | 2000 | |||
| Xiuyan crater (Luoquanli) | China, Liaoning | yes | > 50 | 1800 | 150 | 257 | ? | the 1970s | 2010 | |
| Yarrabubba impact crater | Australia, Western Australia | no | ˜ 2000000 | 30000 | ? | 2003 | 2003 | |||
| Zapadnaya crater | Ukraine, Vinnytsia | no | 165000 ± 5000 | 3200 | ? | |||||
| Zeleny Gai impact structure | Ukraine, Kirovohrad | no | 80000 ± 20000 | 3500 | ? | |||||
| Zhamanshin crater | Kazakhstan, Aktobe | yes | 900 ± 100 | 14000 | 270 | > 500 | chondrite (iron?) | 1939 | 1975 | tectites inside the crater |
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