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Popigai is one of the largest and most well-preserved impact craters on Earth.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and the U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team, and Blue Marble data from NASA Earth Observatory. Story by Kasha Patel.

Published June 7, 2021

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
Terra > ASTER
Terra > MODIS