Geoscience

Meteors and meteorites

Biggest meteorites

Iron meteorites

Hoba, Namibia 60 t
Cape York, Greenland 36.5 t, 20,1 t
Bacubirito, Mexico 27 t
Mbosi, Tanzania 25 - 27 t
Armanty, Outer Mongolia 20 t
Willamette, Oregon, USA 14 t
Chupaderos, Mexico 14 t, 7 t
Campo Del Cielo, Argentina 14 t
Mundrabilla, Western Australia 12 t, 5 t
Morito, Mexico 11 t
Bendego, Brazil 5 t
Youndegin, Western Australia 3.7 t, separate 2.6 t
Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia 3.5 t, 1.5 t
Ardagas, Mexico 3 t
Santa Catharina, Brazil 2 t, 1.5 t
Chico Mountains, Texas, USA 2 t
Sikhot-Alin, CIS 1.7 t
Casa Grandes, Mexico 1.5 t
Navajo, USA 1.5 t
Magura, Czech Republic 1.5 t
Quinn Canyon, Nevada, USA 1.4 t
Santa Appolonia, Mexico 1.3 t
Kouga Mountains, South Africa 1.2 t
Goose Lake, California, USA 1.2 t
Murnpeowie, South Australia 1.1 t
Zacatecas, Mexico 1 t

Stony meteorites

Allende, Mexico (Carbonaceous Chondrite) 1 - 2 t of pieces
Norton County, Kansas, USA (Enstatite Achondrite) 1 t
Murchison, Victoria, Australia (Carbonaceous Chondrite) > 0.1 t of pieces
Wildara, Western Australia (Olivine-Bronzite Chondrite) 0.5 t

Stony-iron meteorites

Huckitta, Northern Territory, Australia (Pallasite) 1.4 t

Biggest Australian Impact Craters (diameter)

Woodleigh, Western Australia 120 km
Lake Acraman, South Australia 90 km
Tookoonooka, Queensland 55 km
Fiery Creek Dome, Queensland 30 km
Shoemaker (Teague), Western Australia 30 km
Talundily, Queensland 30 km
Strangways, Northern Territory 26 km
Gosses Bluff, Northern Territory 24 km
Lawn Hill, Queensland 20 km
Spider, Western Australia 13 km
Yallalie Basin, Western Australia 13 km
Kelly West, Northern Territory 10-20 km
Connolly Basin, Western Australia 9 km
Goyder, Northern Territory 7.25 km
Piccaniny, Western Australia 7 km
Goat Paddock, Western Australia 5.1 km
Mt. Toondina, South Australia 4 km
Liverpool, Northern Territory 3 km
Mt. Darwin Crater, Tasmania 1 km
Wolfe Creek, Western Australia 0.88 km
Henbury, Northern Territory 0.18 km (biggest of 13 craters)
Boxhole, Northern Territory 0.17 km
Veevers, Western Australia 0.07 km
Snelling, Western Australia 0.029 km
Dalgaranga, Western Australia 0.024 km

Biggest impact craters outside Australia (diameter)

Vredefort, South Africa 300 km
Sudbury, Canada 250 km
Chicxulub, Mexico 180 km
Manicouagan, Canada 100 km
Popigai, Russia 100 km
Morokweng, South Kalahari, South Africa 70 km

Some well-known smaller craters (diameter)

Ries, Bavaria, Germany 22.5 km
Bosumtwi, Ghana 13 km
New Quebec, Canada 3.2 km
Talemzane, Algeria 3.2 km
Lonar Lake, India 1.6 km
Canon Diablo, Arizona, USA 1.6 km