One hundred forty-two million years ago, an asteroid or comet slammed into what is now theMissionary Plains in Australia’s Northern Territory, forming a crater 24kilometers in diameter. Today, like a bull’s eye, the circular ring ofhills that defines Gosses Bluff stands as a stark reminder of the event.
This image was acquired by Landsat 7’sEnhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM+) sensor.
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Image provided by the USGS EROS Data Center Satellite Systems Branch as part of the Earth as Art II image series
