List of impact craters in Australia facts for kids
This list includes all 27 confirmed impact craters in Australia as listed in the Earth Impact Database.
Impact craters - confirmed
Name | State | Diameter (km) | Age (years) | Coordinates |
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Acraman | South Australia | 90 | about 590 million | 32°1′S 135°27′E / 32.017°S 135.450°E |
Amelia Creek | Northern Territory | 20 | 1660 - 600 million | 20°55′S 134°50′E / 20.917°S 134.833°E |
Boxhole | Northern Territory | 0.17 | 5,400 ± 1,500 | 22°37′S 135°12′E / 22.617°S 135.200°E |
Connolly Basin | Western Australia | 9 | < 60 million | 23°32′S 124°45′E / 23.533°S 124.750°E |
Crawford | South Australia | 8.5 | > 35 million | 34°43′S 139°2′E / 34.717°S 139.033°E |
Dalgaranga | Western Australia | 0.02 | about 3000 | 27°38′S 117°17′E / 27.633°S 117.283°E |
Flaxman | South Australia | 10 | > 35 million | 34°37′S 139°4′E / 34.617°S 139.067°E |
Foelsche | Northern Territory | 6 | > 545 million | 16°40′S 136°47′E / 16.667°S 136.783°E |
Glikson | Western Australia | 19 | < 508 million | 23°59′S 121°34′E / 23.983°S 121.567°E |
Goat Paddock | Western Australia | 5 | < 50 million | 18°20′S 126°40′E / 18.333°S 126.667°E |
Gosses Bluff | Northern Territory | 22 | 142.5 ± 0.8 million | 23°49′S 132°19′E / 23.817°S 132.317°E |
Goyder | Northern Territory | 3 | < 1.4 billion | 13°9′S 135°2′E / 13.150°S 135.033°E |
Henbury | Northern Territory | 0.16 | 4200 ± 1900 | 24°34′S 133°09′E / 24.567°S 133.150°E |
Kelly West | Northern Territory | 10 | > 550 million | 19°56′S 133°57′E / 19.933°S 133.950°E |
Lawn Hill | Queensland | 18 | > 515 million | 18°40′S 138°39′E / 18.667°S 138.650°E |
Liverpool | Northern Territory | 1.6 | 1000 - 543 million | 12°24′S 134°3′E / 12.400°S 134.050°E |
Matt Wilson | Northern Territory | 7.5 | < 1402 ± 440 | 15°30′4″S 131°10′43″E / 15.50111°S 131.17861°E |
Mount Toondina | South Australia | 4 | < 110 million | 27°57′S 135°22′E / 27.950°S 135.367°E |
Piccaninny | Western Australia | 7 | < 360 million | 17°26′S 128°26′E / 17.433°S 128.433°E |
Shoemaker (was Teague) | Western Australia | 30 | Proterozoic | 25°52′S 120°53′E / 25.867°S 120.883°E |
Spider | Western Australia | 13 | > 570 million | 16°44′S 126°5′E / 16.733°S 126.083°E |
Strangways | Northern Territory | 25 | 646 ± 42 million | 15°12′S 133°35′E / 15.200°S 133.583°E |
Tookoonooka | Queensland | 55 | 128 ± 5 million | 27°7′S 142°50′E / 27.117°S 142.833°E |
Veevers | Western Australia | 0.08 | < 20 thousand | 22°58′S 125°22′E / 22.967°S 125.367°E |
Wolfe Creek | Western Australia | 0.87 | 300,000 | 19°10′S 127°48′E / 19.167°S 127.800°E |
Woodleigh | Western Australia | 60–120 | 364 ± 8 million | 26°3′S 114°40′E / 26.050°S 114.667°E |
Yarrabubba | Western Australia | 30 | about 2 billion | 27°10′S 118°50′E / 27.167°S 118.833°E |
Unconfirmed impact craters
Main page: List of unconfirmed impact craters on Earth
The following craters are officially considered "unconfirmed" because they are not listed in the Earth Impact Database. Due to stringent requirements regarding evidence and peer-reviewed publication, newly discovered craters or those with difficulty collecting evidence generally are known for some time before becoming listed. However, entries on the unconfirmed list could still have an impact origin disproven.
Name | State | Diameter | Age | Coordinates |
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Bedout | Indian Ocean, Western Australia | 200 km | 250 million | 18°S 119°E / 18°S 119°E |
Darwin Crater | Tasmania | 1.2 km | 800 thousand | 42°19′S 145°40′E / 42.317°S 145.667°E |
East Warburton Basin | South Australia | 200 km | about 300-360 million | 27°0′S 140°5′E / 27.000°S 140.083°E |
West Warburton Basin | South Australia | 200 km | about 300-360 million | |
Massive Australian Precambrian/Cambrian Impact Structure,MAPCIS | Northern Territory | multiple rings 500 km - 2000 km | 545 million = P/C boundary | 25°33′S 131°23′E / 25.550°S 131.383°E |
Hickman Crater | Newman, Western Australia | 0.27 km | 10 - 100 thousand | 23°2′13.4″S 119°40′59.3″E / 23.037056°S 119.683139°E |
Unnamed impact | Cooper Basin, South Australia | 80 km - 160 km | 300 million | (impact centre is unknown) |
Unnamed impact | Upper Diamantina River, Queensland | 130 km | 300 million | 22°09′S 141°54′E / 22.15°S 141.9°E |
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