The Sudbury Basin is one of Earth's oldest and largest confirmed meteorite impact structures, formed nearly two billion years ago and now home to some of the world's richest nickel, copper, and precious-metal deposits. This ancient cosmic scar literally shapes the geography of Greater Sudbury — the valleys locals drive through every day are the eroded bowl of a prehistoric catastrophe.
Sudbury Sits Inside a 1.85-Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Crater
The Sudbury Basin is one of Earth's oldest and largest confirmed meteorite impact structures, formed nearly two billion years ago and now home to some of the world's richest nickel, copper, and precious-metal deposits. This ancient cosmic scar literally shapes the geography of Greater Sudbury — the valleys locals drive through every day are the eroded bowl of a prehistoric catastrophe.
- geology
- sudbury basin
- science
- greater sudbury
- mining history
- local history
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