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| Sudbury is an actual confirmed impact crater - it is currently 62 km by 30 km by 15 km deep. It is calculated to have been 250 kilometers in diameter originally making it the second largest on Planet Earth. It is also among the oldest - 1.85 billion years old. The Sudbury Impact has very rich farming land, and is a major source for nickel, copper, palladium and gold. Ejecta have been found as far away as Minnesota (800 km). |