image credit: VestaA meteorite unexpectedly pierced through the atmosphere over the Urals Region in Russia last Friday morning and exploded about 12 to 15 miles above ground, creating a shockwave that damaged houses, shattered windows and injured more than 1,200 people.
Usually, a meteor crater will be formed when a meteor impacts another celestial body. A number of meteor craters can be found across the Earth. Here are the top 10 largest meteor craters ever recorded in our planet's 4.6 billion-year-long history.
(thanks Bojan)
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