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All craters, great and small

Part of Hall of Meteorites.

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Exhibition Text

Meteorites colliding with earth leave craters of many sizes, which often provide clues to how they formed.

For Educators

Topic: Earth Science

Subtopic: Meteorites

Keywords: Meteorites, Astrophysics, Earth (Planet)--Surface, Astrogeology, Meteorite craters, Collisions (Astrophysics)

Audience: General

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Exhibit Wolf Creek One of Earth's largest intact meteorite craters, Wolf Creek Crater was long known only to the Djaru Aborigines, who called it Kandimalal.