Mapping all 200 impact craters of the Earth Impact Database, Planetary and Space Science CentreKeywords: Geography Viz, World Geography, Earth Impact Craters...
The thumb seems to be the final maps with all craters. I know probability is weird but I’m still sort of surprised that north and and slightly north-west of Australia there are none until North Korea-ish. Yet Australia has so many.
Plate tectonics/erosion and the fact that a large chunk of it is virtually unexplored ocean contributes to a lot of that from the very little I’ve learnt about earth impacts. That whole area is basically a strewnfield though.
That whole area is basically a strewnfield though.
Damn. And there’s this.
Homo erectus
Archeological artifacts found with these tektites in Baise, Guangxi in southern China indicate that a Homo erectus population was living in the area during and after the impact. Stone tools have been found within the debris field along with a charcoal layer likely caused by fires from the impact. It has been suggested that the subsequent local deforestation after the fires allowed this population easier access to stones useful for tool-making.
The thumb seems to be the final maps with all craters. I know probability is weird but I’m still sort of surprised that north and and slightly north-west of Australia there are none until North Korea-ish. Yet Australia has so many.
Plate tectonics/erosion and the fact that a large chunk of it is virtually unexplored ocean contributes to a lot of that from the very little I’ve learnt about earth impacts. That whole area is basically a strewnfield though.
Damn. And there’s this.