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CRATER.WORLD

CRATER.WORLD

Every crater is an event trace, an archive of time, and an open research question.

OBSERVATION / SOURCE / MEASUREMENT

CRATER.WORLD / SOURCE-LINKED PROFILES

CRATER CATALOG

One card system: imagery, coordinates, dimensions, scientific status and sources.

5,560 named craters
Visualization standardReverse reconstruction → Chronological inversion → Bidirectional analysis → The present as an archive of the future

Every profile shows an official source image when its rights allow it; otherwise only a clearly labelled schematic reconstruction.

12 objects in view
Scientific reconstruction: ringed basin on Callisto's dark icy surface.
OFFICIAL NAMECONFIRMED
COORDINATES
14.7° N 56.0° W
DIAMETER
3,000 KM
DEPTH
DATA REVIEW
AGE
ancient ringed feature
TYPE
RINGED
RESEARCH
PASSPORT · QA PENDING
RINGED PROFILE
SOURCE IMAGESgazetteer · nasa-images
Color visualization of the Caloris basin from MESSENGER data.

Caloris

Mercury
OFFICIAL NAMECONFIRMED
COORDINATES
30.5° N 189.8° E
DIAMETER
1,550 KM
DEPTH
DATA REVIEW
AGE
about 3.8 billion years
TYPE
BASIN
RESEARCH
PASSPORT · QA PENDING
BASIN PROFILE
SOURCE IMAGESmessenger · gazetteer
Radar imagery reveals the surface through the dense atmosphere.

Mead

Venus
OFFICIAL NAMECONFIRMED
COORDINATES
12.5° N 57.2° E
DIAMETER
270 KM
DEPTH
DATA REVIEW
AGE
relative to Venus's young surface
TYPE
RINGED
RESEARCH
PASSPORT · QA PENDING
RINGED PROFILE
SOURCE IMAGESgazetteer · nasa-images
Vredefort reads as an ancient geological structure rather than a fresh crater.
OFFICIAL NAMECONFIRMED
COORDINATES
27.0° S 27.5° E
DIAMETER
250 KM
DEPTH
DATA REVIEW
AGE
about 2.02 billion years
TYPE
ERODED
RESEARCH
PASSPORT · QA PENDING
ERODED PROFILE
SOURCE IMAGESearth-impact-db
Visualization and satellite context for the Chicxulub region.
OFFICIAL NAMECONFIRMED
COORDINATES
21.4° N 89.5° W
DIAMETER
180 KM
DEPTH
DATA REVIEW
AGE
about 66 million years
TYPE
COMPLEX
RESEARCH
PASSPORT · QA PENDING
COMPLEX PROFILE
SOURCE IMAGESearth-impact-db · nasa-images
Orbital view of Gale crater and its central mound.

Gale

Mars
OFFICIAL NAMECONFIRMED
COORDINATES
5.4° S 137.8° E
DIAMETER
154 KM
DEPTH
DATA REVIEW
AGE
more than 3.5 billion years
TYPE
COMPLEX
RESEARCH
PASSPORT · QA PENDING
COMPLEX PROFILE
SOURCE IMAGESnasa-images
Occator's bright deposits became one of Ceres's main visual puzzles.

Occator

Outer Worlds
OFFICIAL NAMECONFIRMED
COORDINATES
19.8° N 239.3° E
DIAMETER
92 KM
DEPTH
DATA REVIEW
AGE
young for Ceres
TYPE
COMPLEX
RESEARCH
PASSPORT · QA PENDING
COMPLEX PROFILE
SOURCE IMAGESnasa-images · gazetteer
Tycho's ray system emphasizes the crater's relative youth.

Tycho

Moon
OFFICIAL NAMECONFIRMED
COORDINATES
43.3° S 11.2° W
DIAMETER
85 KM
DEPTH
4.8 KM
AGE
about 108 million years
TYPE
COMPLEX
RESEARCH
PASSPORT · QA PENDING
COMPLEX PROFILE
SOURCE IMAGESgazetteer · nasa-images
Orbital context for the delta inside Jezero crater.

Jezero

Mars
OFFICIAL NAMECONFIRMED
COORDINATES
18.4° N 77.6° E
DIAMETER
49 KM
DEPTH
DATA REVIEW
AGE
ancient Noachian
TYPE
COMPLEX
RESEARCH
PASSPORT · QA PENDING
COMPLEX PROFILE
SOURCE IMAGESmars2020 · nasa-images
Radar view of a Venusian impact structure.
OFFICIAL NAMECONFIRMED
COORDINATES
74.6° N 177.2° E
DIAMETER
69 KM
DEPTH
DATA REVIEW
AGE
relative age under study
TYPE
COMPLEX
RESEARCH
RESEARCH OPEN
COMPLEX PROFILE
SOURCE IMAGESgazetteer · nasa-images
Fresh Mercury craters often stand out through bright ejecta.

Kuiper

Mercury
OFFICIAL NAMECONFIRMED
COORDINATES
11.0° S 31.5° W
DIAMETER
62 KM
DEPTH
DATA REVIEW
AGE
relatively young
TYPE
COMPLEX
RESEARCH
RESEARCH OPEN
COMPLEX PROFILE
SOURCE IMAGESmessenger · gazetteer
Lunar orbital context shows the polar region; the card is ready for a specialized polar image.
OFFICIAL NAMECONFIRMED
COORDINATES
89.9° S 0.0° E
DIAMETER
21 KM
DEPTH
4.2 KM
AGE
age under study
TYPE
COMPLEX
RESEARCH
RESEARCH OPEN
COMPLEX PROFILE
SOURCE IMAGESgazetteer