5 Massive Asteroid Strikes in History

Although the probability of an asteroid hitting Earth is very low, here’s a list of some of the largest known asteroid strikes:

1. Chicxulub Crater

Location: Yucatan, Mexico

Estimated date: 65 million years ago

Estimated diameter: 106-186 miles

2. Vredefort Crater

Location: South Africa

Estimated date: two billion years ago

Estimated radius: 118 miles

3. Sudbury Basin

Location: Ontario, Canada

Estimated date: 1.8 billion years ago

Estimated diameter: 81 miles

4. Manicouagan Crater

Location: Quebec, Canada

Estimated date: 215 million years ago

Estimated diameter: 62 miles

5. Chesapeake Bay Crater

Location: Virginia, USA

Estimated date: 35 million years ago

Estimated diameter: 53 miles

*According to nationalgeographic.com

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