List of impact craters in Asia and Russia

This list includes all 31 confirmed impact craters in Asia and Russia as listed in the Earth Impact Database. These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to an estimate of original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present surface features.

World map in equirectangular projection of the craters on the Earth Impact Database as of November 2017 (in the SVG file, hover over a crater to show its details)

For additional geographic grouping, non-Siberian Russian craters include the region's federal district.

Asia
Siberia as North Asia

Confirmed impact craters
Name Location Diameter (km) Age (years) Coordinates
Beyenchime-Salaatin Russia (Siberia) 8 40 ± 20 million 71°0′N 121°40′E
Bigach Kazakhstan 8 5 ± 3 million 48°34′N 82°1′E
Chiyli Kazakhstan 5.5 46 ± 7 million 49°10′N 57°51′E
Chukcha Russia (Siberia) 6 < 70 million 75°42′N 97°48′E
Dhala India 11 1700-2100 million 25°18′N 78°8′E
El'gygytgyn Russia (Siberia) 18 3.5 ± 0.5 million 67°30′N 172°5′E
Gusev Russia (Southern) 3 49.0 ± 0.2 million 48°26′N 40°32′E
Jabal Waqf es Swwan Jordan 5.5 37-56 million 31°3′N 36°48′E
Jänisjärvi Russia (Northwestern) 14 700 ± 5 million 61°58′N 30°55′E
Kaluga Russia (Central) 15 380 ± 5 million 54°30′N 36°12′E
Kamensk Russia (Southern) 25 49.0 ± 0.2 million 48°21′N 40°30′E
Kara Russia (Northwestern) 65 70.3 ± 2.2 million 69°6′N 64°9′E
Karakul Tajikistan 52 < 5 million 39°1′N 73°27′E
Karla Russia (Volga) 10 5 ± 1 million 54°55′N 48°2′E
Kursk Russia (Central) 6 250 ± 80 million 51°42′N 36°0′E
Logancha Russia (Siberia) 20 40 ± 20 million 65°31′N 95°56′E
Lonar India 1.83 52,000 ± 6,000 19°58′N 76°31′E
Macha Russia (Siberia) 0.3 < 7000 60°6′N 117°35′E
Mishina Gora Russia (Northwestern) 2.5 300 ± 50 million 58°43′N 28°3′E
Popigai Russia (Siberia) 100 35.7 ± 0.2 million 71°39′N 111°11′E
Puchezh-Katunki Russia (Volga) 80 167 ± 3 million 56°58′N 43°43′E
Ragozinka Russia (Urals) 9 46 ± 3 million 58°44′N 61°48′E
Saqqar[1][2] Saudi Arabia 34 70-410 Ma 29°35′N 38°42′E
Shunak Kazakhstan 2.8 45 ± 10 million 47°13′N 72°46′E
Sikhote-Alin Russia (Siberia) 0.026 73 46°7′N 134°40′E
Sobolev Russia (Siberia) 0.053 < 1000 46°18′N 137°52′E
Suavjärvi Russia (Northwestern) 16 2400 million (approx.) 63°7′N 33°23′E
Tabun-Khara-Obo Mongolia 1.3 150 ± 20 million 44°8′N 109°39′E
Wabar Saudi Arabia 0.116 157 21°30′N 50°28′E
Xiuyan crater China 1.8 ~50,000 40°21′N 123°27′E
Zhamanshin Kazakhstan 14 900,000 ± 100,000 48°24′N 60°58′E

Unconfirmed impact craters
Main article: List of possible impact structures on Earth

The following craters are officially considered "unconfirmed" because they are not listed in the Earth Impact Database. Due to stringent requirements regarding evidence and peer-reviewed publication, newly discovered craters or those with difficulty collecting evidence generally are known for some time before becoming listed. However, entries on the unconfirmed list could still have an impact origin disproven.

Name Location Diameter Age Coordinates
Cheko Russia (Siberia) ~0.5 km ~100 years 60.964°N 101.86°E / 60.964; 101.86 (Cheko)
Patomskiy Russia (Siberia) ~0.16 km ~300 years 59°17′4″N 116°35′22″E
Ramgarh Rajasthan, India ~3.0 km ? 25°20′56″N 76°37′29″E
Shiva Indian Ocean west of India ~600 km ~65 Ma 18°40′N 70°14′E
Tokrauskaya Kazakhstan ~220 km ~450 Ma
Ishim[3] Kazakhstan ~350 km ~450 Ma

See also

References
  1. Ferrière, L., Meteorite Impact Structures
  2. Kenkmann, T., Afifi, A. M., Stewart, S. A., Poelchau, M. H., Cook, D. J. and Neville, A. S. (2015), Saqqar: A 34 km diameter impact structure in Saudi Arabia. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 50: 1925–1940.
  3. Frank Dachille. "Frequency of the formation of large terrestrial impact craters".
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