The above image is an interactive map showing the locations of terrestrial impact craters.

Each region can be enlarged and each cratering location is linked to a description of the crater.

Click on a continent to enlarge or choose from the list below.
 

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST
AFRICA
ASIA
AUSTRALIA
EUROPE
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
 

Authenticated impact craters on these maps are based in part on the work of the Regional Geophysics Section of Natural Resources Canada and the University of New Brunswick Department of Geology. We refer interested readers to their site for additional information: http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/

This site is designed to explore the environmental and biological consequences associated with these various impact events.  This is a new area of study, so information of this type is not yet available for many impact craters.  However, as new results appear in the peer-reviewed literature, details for each crater will be added to this site.
 
 

Concept and design by David A. Kring and Jake Bailey. Graphics, GIS and HTML by Jake Bailey.