The Unique Meteorite Crater in Australia

Hidden in the rugged red heart of Western Australia lies the Dalgaranga Crater, the world’s rarest meteorite crater and the only confirmed impact site created by a mesosiderite meteorite. This tiny but extraordinary feature, just 24 metres wide, formed when a rare stony-iron space rock struck the ancient granite of the Yilgarn Craton. Unlike any other crater on Earth, Dalgaranga provides scientists with a window into the violent history of our solar system and the cosmic forces that shaped it.