Examples of meteorite craters on earth, where they are, what has happened over time, in which other planets or celestial bodies traces of this type can be observed.
What meteor craters on earth
When they hit the ground, meteorites give rise to craters.
A huge meteorite crater is located in Arizona, United States, has a width of 1,265 meters and dates back to about 25,000 years ago.
But apart from that, most of the meteorite craters have over time filled up or even completely disappeared.
In space, however, on other celestial bodies and planets there are many examples of meteor craters remained intact, in particular on the Moon, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter.
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