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Wolfe Crater

Description: Wolfe Crater in the Kimberleys of Western Australia is a meteorite impact crater aka an astrobleme. The nearly circular crater averages 875 meters in diameter and from rim to crater floor some 60m. Impact less than 300,000 years ago in the Pleistocene period by an iron meteorite estimated to have had a mass of 50,000 tonnes. Discovered for science by an aerial survey in 1947 and named after a nearby creek bearing a gold prospector's name, Robert Wolfe since 1969. Wolfe Creek Crater National Park.

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Georg Gerster/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2436669

Legacy Identifier: BR9701

Type: Image

Size: 5190px × 3469px (~51 MB)

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