WOLF CREEK CRATER

huge meteorite crater 65 miles (105 km) south of Halls Creek, Western Australia. The crater is on the edge of a little-explored desert and was first sighted from an airplane in 1937. It is 2,799 feet (853 m) in diameter and 151 feet (46 m) deep, with a rim standing 60100 feet (1830 m) above ground level. Only decayed meteoritic fragments have been found. It is considered an explosion crater because of its size. The crater site was made a national park (1968) with an area of 6 square miles (15 square km).