Top 10 Biggest Meteor Strikes in History
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Our beloved blue planet gets pelted with debris from space all the time but, since most of it burns up or break apart in the atmosphere, its usually not a problem. Even when one does make it to the ground, they are rarely much larger than a small rock, minimizing the damage theyre capable of inflicting.\r
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Then, of course, there is that once-in-an-eon occasion where something very very large makes it through int, and this can really do some damage. Fortunately, such hits are extremely rare, but they are worth noting, if only to serve as reminders of the power of the stars to undo the normal routine here on Earth, with little more than a few minutes warning. So where — and when — did these monsters hit? Lets take a look at the geological records, and see.\r
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10. Barringer Crater, Arizona, USA\r
9. Lake Bosumtwi Crater, Ghana\r
8. Mistastin Lake, Labrador, Canada\r
7. Gosses Bluff, Northern Territory, Australia\r
6. Clearwater Lakes, Quebec, Canada\r
5. The Tunguska Explosion, Siberia, Russia\r
4. Manicouagan Crater, Canada\r
3. Sudbury Basin, Ontario, Canada\r
2. Chicxulub Crater, Mexico\r
1. Vredefort Dome, South Africa\r
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Our beloved blue planet gets pelted with debris from space all the time but, since most of it burns up or break apart in the atmosphere, its usually not a problem. Even when one does make it to the ground, they are rarely much larger than a small rock, minimizing the damage theyre capable of inflicting.\r
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Then, of course, there is that once-in-an-eon occasion where something very very large makes it through int, and this can really do some damage. Fortunately, such hits are extremely rare, but they are worth noting, if only to serve as reminders of the power of the stars to undo the normal routine here on Earth, with little more than a few minutes warning. So where — and when — did these monsters hit? Lets take a look at the geological records, and see.\r
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10. Barringer Crater, Arizona, USA\r
9. Lake Bosumtwi Crater, Ghana\r
8. Mistastin Lake, Labrador, Canada\r
7. Gosses Bluff, Northern Territory, Australia\r
6. Clearwater Lakes, Quebec, Canada\r
5. The Tunguska Explosion, Siberia, Russia\r
4. Manicouagan Crater, Canada\r
3. Sudbury Basin, Ontario, Canada\r
2. Chicxulub Crater, Mexico\r
1. Vredefort Dome, South Africa\r
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