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Largest Confirmed Impact Craters on Earth

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About This Dataset

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Largest Confirmed Impact Craters on Earth is an interactive dataset containing 8 data points across 8 categories from 1.85 billion BCE to 66 million BCE . The data tracks Crater Diameter (km) .

Covered categories include: Sudbury (Canada), Vredefort (South Africa), Manicouagan (Canada), Chesapeake Bay (USA), Popigai (Russia) and 3 more . Use the chart controls on the left to filter by category or year, switch between chart types, and explore the data interactively.

Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
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Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  8 years
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Top Value
300
Vredefort (South Africa)
Crater Diameter (km) · 2 billion BCE
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Metrics
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Crater Diameter (km)
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Period
1.85 billion BCE – 66 million BCE
8 years of data
Key Findings
Auto-computed highlights from this dataset
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Chicxulub (Mexico) leads with 180 in 66 million BCE.
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Average value in 66 million BCE: 180  ·  median: 180.
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2 billion BCE recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
Statistical Summary — 66 million BCE
180
Maximum
180
Minimum
180
Average
180
Median
What This Data Shows
Auto-generated trend summaries per category
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Sudbury (Canada)
Recorded 250 Crater Diameter (km) in 1.85 billion BCE.
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Vredefort (South Africa)
Recorded 300 Crater Diameter (km) in 2 billion BCE.
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Manicouagan (Canada)
Recorded 100 Crater Diameter (km) in 215 million BCE.
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Chesapeake Bay (USA)
Recorded 85 Crater Diameter (km) in 35 million BCE.
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Popigai (Russia)
Recorded 90 Crater Diameter (km) in 36 million BCE.
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Woodleigh (Australia)
Recorded 60 Crater Diameter (km) in 364 million BCE.
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Acraman (Australia)
Recorded 90 Crater Diameter (km) in 590 million BCE.
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Chicxulub (Mexico)
Recorded 180 Crater Diameter (km) in 66 million BCE.
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Full Data Table
8 records across 8 years
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Category Metric 1.85 billion BCE 2 billion BCE 215 million BCE 35 million BCE 36 million BCE 364 million BCE 590 million BCE 66 million BCE Source
Sudbury (Canada) Crater Diameter (km) 250 — — — — — — —
Vredefort (South Africa) Crater Diameter (km) — 300 — — — — — —
Manicouagan (Canada) Crater Diameter (km) — — 100 — — — — —
Chesapeake Bay (USA) Crater Diameter (km) — — — 85 — — — —
Popigai (Russia) Crater Diameter (km) — — — — 90 — — —
Woodleigh (Australia) Crater Diameter (km) — — — — — 60 — —
Acraman (Australia) Crater Diameter (km) — — — — — — 90 —
Chicxulub (Mexico) Crater Diameter (km) — — — — — — — 180
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
1 https://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/ Visit

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