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Hole created in the surface of a planet by collision with an asteroid or comet?
There is no special name for the crater caused by the impact of a meteorite. It's called a "crater".
What is the name of the holes on earth or moon made by meteorites?
When a meteorite impact causes a pit or depression in the ground, that is called a crater.
What was the effect of the largest meteorite that fell to the earth?
A meteor crater was made. It was a hole about a mile across and 600 feet deep.
When was the Vredefort Crater discovered?
In 1937, earth scientists John Boon and Claude Albritton Boon were the first to suggest that the Vredefort structure was the scar of an ancient meteorite impact.
What the name of a meteor when it has fallen to the earth?
It is called a meteorite if it lands on the Earth's surface.
What created the Barringer Crater in Arizona?
A meteorite. Most scientists believe that a meteorite formed the Barringer Crater. There is a difference between a meteor and a a meteorite. A meteorite is a meteor that has hit the earth's surface.
What forms a crater when it hits the earth?
A large meteorite can. Also an asteroid or a comet can cause a crater.
What caused the impact crater in Arizona US?
The Barringer Crater resulted from a meteorite impact with the earth about 50,000 years ago.
What damage does a large meteorite cause to the earth?
it either leaves a crater or if deep enough can make lava flow out of the hole. but if the meteorite hits the core then KABOOM!
Hole created in the surface of a planet by collision with an asteroid or comet?
There is no special name for the crater caused by the impact of a meteorite. It's called a "crater".
What was the effect of the largest meteorite that fell to the earth?
A meteor crater was made. It was a hole about a mile across and 600 feet deep.
What is the name of the holes on earth or moon made by meteorites?
When a meteorite impact causes a pit or depression in the ground, that is called a crater.
Where and what size is the largest meteor crater in the world?
A meteor only hits the Earth's atmosphere, not the Earth itself. When it impacts the Earth's surface, it is called a meteorite. The largest meteorite crater in Australia is the Wolfe Creek crater which is also the second largest meteorite crater in the world. The crater has a diameter of about 875m, and is over 50m deep. Originally, it was about 150m deep, but windblown sand, gypsum and calcite has filled in the crater over time, and given the floor of the crater a smooth, flat surface. The Wolfe Creek Crater lies on the northeastern edge of the Great Sandy Desert, about 90 km south of Halls Creek in north Western Australia. It can only be reached by an unsealed road that joins the Tanami Rd, 145km south of Halls Creek. The journey from Halls Creek takes between 1.5 and 2 hours.
When a large what strikes earth it can create a crater?
Answ2. Strictly speaking, a meteor is one that is seen burning up in the atmosphere. It becomes a meteorite if it lands.Meteor.
What is a well known name for a meteoroid?
There is Halley's comet, and a meteorite crater called Hoba Iron Meteorite. Does that help?
What is the largest crater in North America?
The largest known crater in North America is located in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It has a diameter of 250 km, the second-largest known crater on Earth, and was formed by a meteorite impact 1.849 billion years ago.
What is the name of the meteorite that hit Mexico?
The meteorite that hit Mexico happened 65 million years ago, and nobody was around to give it a name. It struck near a place now known as Chixculub, and the modern crater is thus named. [A meteor is something seen in the sky. When/if it reaches the Earth, it is a meteorite.]
