The Vredefort crater in South Africa is the world's biggest of its sort, stretching up to 300 kilometers (more than 180 miles) from edge to edge. Trekking continuously through one corner to the next could require around roughly three days.
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Countless asteroids have struck Earth, leaving behind enormous craters that have scarred the blue planet's surface. Asteroids from space that enter the atmosphere and strike the earth's surface are known as impact events.
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