Gosses Bluff, also known as Gosse’s Bluff is thought to be the eroded remnant of an impact crater. The Western Arrernte people of the impact crater’s surrounding regions call it Tnorala. Gosses Bluff is located in the southern Northern Territory near central Australia. It is approximately 109 miles (175 km) west of … Read more
Comets have always interested astronomers due to their unique characteristics, orbital patterns, and their odd appearances in our solar system. Many of the comets have passed our solar system once and will never return or return after thousands of years. Despite not returning in a long while, they are still one of … Read more
Among the numerous comets in our solar system, few are periodic while most of them are non-periodic. Non-periodic means that the comets will no longer return close to the sun in their regular orbit. For this reason, non-periodic comets appear just once and can no longer be seen afterward. One such comet … Read more
Plenty of comets surround our solar system with some of them being known and active while others are not so active or periodic which is why we know little about them. Some of these comets have been discovered centuries ago as well such as the Halley’s Comet. On the other hand, a … Read more
Our solar system is full of amazing comets that have different objective properties. Many of these comets are periodic which means that they come around every once in a while close to the orbital path of Earth and the sun. At this point, they can be easily spotted as well. One such … Read more
Australian Aborigines had long known of the existence of the crater near Wolfe Creek when an aerial survey identified this impact crater in 1947. Wolfe Creek Crater is almost circular and is believed to be the second-largest crater in the world. It is one of the best-preserved impact craters in the world. … Read more
Several comets have passed by Earth and have been seen by the observers nearby. However, among those comets, certain have a higher significance in our solar systems while others appear to be not so important. The Great Comet of 1680 is one such comet that has remained important in the field of … Read more
Lonar Crater, also known as Lonar Lake, is a notified National Geographic Heritage Monument. It is a Soda and Salt Lake located at Lonar in Buldhana District, Maharashtra, India. Lonar Crater is an impact crater caused by a meteorite collision. It is one of the four known impact craters in Basaltic rock … Read more
In the solar system, impact craters are the dominant geographic features of many solid solar system objects such as the Moon, Ganymede, Callisto, and other small asteroids. Some planets and moons experience surface geological processes such as Earth, Europa, Venus, and Titan. Due to erosion, the impact craters are buried or transformed … Read more
Comets are celestial objects made of dust, ice, and other materials which orbit around the sun. However, they are different from planets because comets are just an object while planets are bodies that move around a particular star such as the sun and they are highly eccentric as well. Comets usually pass … Read more