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Wolf Creek meteorite crater

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 19/11/2025

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The Wolf Creek Crater is the second largest crater of meteoritic origin to be discovered on the earth's surface. An outline of the history of the discovery and the situation of the crater is given in this report. A general description of the crater is presented including dimensions, appearance, types of sediments involved and structure of the crater. An interpretation of these factors is given. A general discussion is included with emphasis on meteoritic craters as distinct from craters resulting from other causes.

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Title Wolf Creek meteorite crater
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/05f395cd-4c62-4c85-9394-55b4a5ac000a
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
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Reference Period 18/11/2025
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        127.7,
        -19.2
      ],
      [
        127.9,
        -19.2
      ],
      [
        127.9,
        -19.0
      ],
      [
        127.7,
        -19.0
      ],
      [
        127.7,
        -19.2
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Wolf Creek meteorite crater". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/wolf-creek-meteorite-crater