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List of impact structures in Australia

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

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Impact structures - confirmed

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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 0.87 120,000 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)
Hickman Crater Newman, Western Australia 0.27  10 - 100 thousand 23°2′13.4″S 119°40′59.3″E / 23.037056°S 119.683139°E / -23.037056; 119.683139 (Hickman Crater)
Yallalie Impact Structure Dandaragan, Western Australia 12  80-90 Million

30°27′05″S 115°46′57″E / 30.45139°S 115.78250°E / -30.45139; 115.78250 (Yallalie Crater)

Unconfirmed impact structures

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The following structures 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
(km) 		Age Coordinates
Bedout[3][4] Indian Ocean, Western Australia 200  250 million 18°S 119°E / 18°S 119°E / -18; 119 (Bedout)
Darwin Crater[5] Tasmania 1.2  800 thousand 42°19′S 145°40′E / 42.317°S 145.667°E / -42.317; 145.667 (Darwin crater)
Deniliquin multiple-ring feature[6] Southeast Australia 520  445-444 million, Hirnantian mass extinction event[7] 35°32′0″S 144°58′0″E / 35.53333°S 144.96667°E / -35.53333; 144.96667 (Deniliquin)
Diamantina River ring feature[8][9] Upper Diamantina River, Queensland 130  300 million 22°09′S 141°54′E / 22.15°S 141.9°E / -22.15; 141.9 (?)
East Warburton Basin[10] South Australia 200 [11] about 300-360 million 27°0′S 140°5′E / 27.000°S 140.083°E / -27.000; 140.083 (East Warburton Basin)
West Warburton Basin[12] South Australia 200 [11] about 300-360 million
Gnargoo[13] Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia 75 <300 24°48′24″S 115°13′29″E / 24.80667°S 115.22472°E / -24.80667; 115.22472 (Gnargoo)

See also

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Notes

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  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 (pbk.) and other sources provide a contrast in methodology and limitations to the information in the EID
  2. ^ Erickson, Timmons M.; Kirkland, Christopher L.; Timms, Nicholas E.; Cavosie, Aaron J.; Davison, Thomas M. (2020). "Precise radiometric age establishes Yarrabubba, Western Australia, as Earth's oldest recognised meteorite impact structure". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 300. Bibcode:2020NatCo..11..300E. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13985-7. PMC 6974607. PMID 31964860.
  3. ^ Becker, L., Poreda, R.J., Basu, A.R., Pope, K.O., Harrison, T.M., Nicholson, C., and Iasky, R., 2004. Bedout: a possible end-Permian impact crater offshore of northwestern Australia. Science, 304(5676), pp.1469-1476.
  4. ^ French, B.M., and Koeberl, C., 2010. The convincing identification of terrestrial meteorite impact structures: What works, what doesn't, and why. Earth-Science Reviews, 98(1-2), pp.123-170.
  5. ^ Howard, K.T., and Haines, P.W., 2007. The geology of Darwin crater, western Tasmania, Australia. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 260(1-2), pp.328-339.
  6. ^ Glikson, A.Y., and Yeates, A.N., 2022. Geophysics and origin of the Deniliquin multiple-ring feature, Southeast Australia. Tectonophysics, 837, no.229454.
  7. ^ Glikson, A.Y., 2023. An asteroid impact origin of the Hirnantian (end-Ordovician) glaciation and mass extinction. Gondwana Research, 118, pp.153-159.
  8. ^ Glikson, A., Korsch, R.J., and Milligan, P., 2016. The Diamantina River ring feature, Winton region, western Queensland. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 63(5), pp.653-663.
  9. ^ "Potential asteroid impact identified in western Queensland". Geoscience Australia. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  10. ^ Glikson, A.Y., Uysal, I.T., Gerald, J.D.F. and Saygin, E., 2013. Geophysical anomalies and quartz microstructures, Eastern Warburton Basin, North-east South Australia: Tectonic or impact shock metamorphic origin? . Tectonophysics, 589, pp.57-76.
  11. ^ a b World's largest asteroid impact zone found in Australia: Meteorite broke in two, leaving two craters each 200 km across. Mar 24, 2015
  12. ^ Glikson, A.Y., Meixner, A.J., Radke, B., Uysal, I.T., Saygin, E., Vickers, J. and Mernagh, T.P., 2015. Geophysical anomalies and quartz deformation of the Warburton West structure, central Australia. Tectonophysics, 643, pp.55-72.
  13. ^ Iasky, R.P. and Glikson, A.Y., 2005. Gnargoo: a possible 75 km-diameter post-Early Permian–pre-Cretaceous buried impact structure, Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 52(4-5), pp.575-586.
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