Crater wall, Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater, Western Australia


Known as Kandimalal to the local Jaru people, it is thought a 50,000 tonne meteor crashed here 300,000 years ago. It is the 2nd-largest crater in the world to have yielded pieces of meteorite.


Size: 3675px × 4900px
Location: Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater, Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia
Photo credit: © steve waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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