For those keen on seeing the incredible impacts of some of the largest meteorites, here are some phenomenal craters that travelers can visit today.

Analysis of tiny zircon crystals buried within the 10-mile-wide Ames crater in northwest Oklahoma suggests that the submerged ...

New uranium-lead dating of zircons from Oklahoma’s buried Ames impact structure points to a Late Devonian age near 370 million years, roughly 100 million years younger than its traditional Ordovician ...

According to a recently published study in Meteoritics & Planetary Science, researchers dated zircon crystals from the site and found that the Ames crater likely formed about 370 ...

Planning a camping trip on Google Maps turned into a deep-time discovery for an amateur astronomer in Quebec. While scouting locations in 2024, Joël Lapointe noticed what looked like an odd depression ...

One of the most extraordinary geological features in the continental U.S. is Meteor Crater, which lies 35 miles east of Flagstaff and 18 miles west of Winslow in Arizona’s high desert. The crater is ...

A geologist found an undiscovered meteorite crater in Western Australia on Google Earth in 2007. Later drilling confirmed its ...

WINSLOW, AZ — Visitors can descend into Meteor Crater on guided hikes that offer a rare view of the Arizona landmark. The crater, located off Interstate 40 between Flagstaff and Winslow, is about 550 ...

An amateur astronomer detected a strange circular formation in Canada and his observation sparked a scientific investigation.

When Joël Lapointe was planning an epic camping trip through the Côte-Nord region of Quebec on Google Maps, an area gave him pause for thought: it looked like a giant meteor crater. “I get lots of ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have re-dated the Ames impact structure to approximately 370 million years ago, bringing it in line with a notable extinction event in Earth's geology.

Arizona's Meteor Crater was recently named the 11th most popular roadside attraction in the USA. The ranking was based on TripAdvisor reviews, Instagram posts, and online search volume. For safety and ...