List of impact craters in Australia

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This list includes all 27 confirmed impact craters in Australia as listed in the Earth Impact Database.[1]

Impact craters - confirmed[change | change source]

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List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
List of impact craters in Australia
Locations of confirmed impact craters in Australia, maximum ages:
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Precambrian
Name State Diameter
(km)
Age (years) Coordinates
Acraman South Australia 90 about 590 million 32°1′S 135°27′E / 32.017°S 135.450°E / -32.017; 135.450 (Acraman)
Amelia Creek Northern Territory 20 1660 - 600 million 20°55′S 134°50′E / 20.917°S 134.833°E / -20.917; 134.833 (Amelia Creek)
Boxhole Northern Territory 0.17 5,400 ± 1,500 22°37′S 135°12′E / 22.617°S 135.200°E / -22.617; 135.200 (Boxhole)
Connolly Basin Western Australia 9 < 60 million 23°32′S 124°45′E / 23.533°S 124.750°E / -23.533; 124.750 (Connolly Basin)
Crawford South Australia 8.5 > 35 million 34°43′S 139°2′E / 34.717°S 139.033°E / -34.717; 139.033 (Crawford)
Dalgaranga Western Australia 0.02 about 3000 27°38′S 117°17′E / 27.633°S 117.283°E / -27.633; 117.283 (Dalgaranga)
Flaxman South Australia 10 > 35 million 34°37′S 139°4′E / 34.617°S 139.067°E / -34.617; 139.067 (Flaxman)
Foelsche Northern Territory 6 > 545 million 16°40′S 136°47′E / 16.667°S 136.783°E / -16.667; 136.783 (Foelsche)
Glikson Western Australia 19 < 508 million 23°59′S 121°34′E / 23.983°S 121.567°E / -23.983; 121.567 (Glikson)
Goat Paddock Western Australia 5 < 50 million 18°20′S 126°40′E / 18.333°S 126.667°E / -18.333; 126.667 (Goat Paddock)
Gosses Bluff Northern Territory 22 142.5 ± 0.8 million 23°49′S 132°19′E / 23.817°S 132.317°E / -23.817; 132.317 (Gosses Bluff)
Goyder Northern Territory 3 < 1.4 billion 13°9′S 135°2′E / 13.150°S 135.033°E / -13.150; 135.033 (Goyder)
Henbury Northern Territory 0.16 4200 ± 1900 24°34′S 133°09′E / 24.567°S 133.150°E / -24.567; 133.150 (Henbury)
Kelly West Northern Territory 10 > 550 million 19°56′S 133°57′E / 19.933°S 133.950°E / -19.933; 133.950 (Kelly West)
Lawn Hill Queensland 18 > 515 million 18°40′S 138°39′E / 18.667°S 138.650°E / -18.667; 138.650 (Lawn Hill)
Liverpool Northern Territory 1.6 1000 - 543 million 12°24′S 134°3′E / 12.400°S 134.050°E / -12.400; 134.050 (Liverpool)
Matt Wilson Northern Territory 7.5 < 1402 ± 440 million 15°30′4″S 131°10′43″E / 15.50111°S 131.17861°E / -15.50111; 131.17861 (Wilson)
Mount Toondina South Australia 4 < 110 million 27°57′S 135°22′E / 27.950°S 135.367°E / -27.950; 135.367 (Mount Toondina)
Piccaninny Western Australia 7 < 360 million 17°26′S 128°26′E / 17.433°S 128.433°E / -17.433; 128.433 (Piccaninny)
Shoemaker
(formerly Teague)
Western Australia 30 Proterozoic 25°52′S 120°53′E / 25.867°S 120.883°E / -25.867; 120.883 (Shoemaker)
Spider Western Australia 13 > 570 million 16°44′S 126°5′E / 16.733°S 126.083°E / -16.733; 126.083 (Spider)
Strangways Northern Territory 25 646 ± 42 million 15°12′S 133°35′E / 15.200°S 133.583°E / -15.200; 133.583 (Strangways)
Tookoonooka Queensland 55 128 ± 5 million 27°7′S 142°50′E / 27.117°S 142.833°E / -27.117; 142.833 (Tookoonooka)
Veevers Western Australia 0.08 < 20 thousand 22°58′S 125°22′E / 22.967°S 125.367°E / -22.967; 125.367 (Veevers)
Wolfe Creek Western Australia 0.87 300,000 19°10′S 127°48′E / 19.167°S 127.800°E / -19.167; 127.800 (Wolfe Creek)
Woodleigh Western Australia 60–120 364 ± 8 million 26°3′S 114°40′E / 26.050°S 114.667°E / -26.050; 114.667 (Woodleigh)
Yarrabubba[2] Western Australia 70 > 2 billion 27°10′S 118°50′E / 27.167°S 118.833°E / -27.167; 118.833 (Yarrabubba)
Ora Banda Western

Australia

5 100 million 30°38′S 121°06′E / 30.633°S 121.100°E / -30.633; 121.100 (Ora Banda)


References[change | change source]

  1. Bevan, Alex. and Ken McNamara 2009. Australia's meteorite craters. Welshpool W.A. Western Australian Museum, 2nd ed. ISBN 978-1-920843-96-0 and other sources provide a contrast in methodology and limitations to the information in the EID.
  2. Precise radiometric age establishes Yarrabubba, Western Australia, as Earth’s oldest recognised meteorite impact structure