Crater

Hayabusa2 fires explosive to create artificial crater on Ryugu asteroid to study solar system

Japan's spacecraft Hayabusa2 has created a crater in the surface of the asteroid Ryugu after bombing it.

A crater, bigger than the size of Paris, is discovered beneath Greenland ice

The crater is believed to have hit 12,000 years ago and is among the 25 largest known on Earth.

NASA's Opportunity rover finds evidence of an ancient lake in a crater on Mars

NASA's Opportunity Mars rover is examining the edge of a crater on the red planet that may once have been a lake of liquid water.

New Horizons latest photos show Pluto's largest moon Charon’s colourful and violent history

Nasa's New Horizons probe has returned the best colour and the highest resolution images ever of Pluto's largest moon Charon which show a surprisingly complex and violent history.

Russia: Giant crater known as 'End of the world' sparks mystery

A vast crater discovered in a remote region of Siberia known to locals as "the end of the world" is causing a sensation in Russia.

Mars crater where rover landed looks 'Earth-like'

The ancient Martian crater where the Curiosity rover landed looks strikingly similar to California's Mojave ...