Sudbury Basin - Wikipedia
WEBThe Sudbury Basin (/ ˈsʌdbəri /), also known as Sudbury Structure or the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive, is a major geological structure in Ontario, Canada. It is the third-largest known impact structure on Earth, as well as one of the oldest. [1]
Comet Strike to Blame for Canada's Iconic Sudbury Basin
WEBNov 19, 2014 · The Sudbury Basin, which is the world's second-largest impact crater, was likely formed by an enormous comet that battered Earth more than 1.8 billion years ago, new research suggests.
A Comet Did It! Mystery of Giant Crater Solved | Live Science
WEBNov 18, 2014 · The Sudbury Basin, which is the world's second-largest impact crater, was likely formed by an enormous comet that battered Earth more than 1.8 billion years ago, new research...
Sudbury Basin Nickel Deposits: An Enduring and Extraordinary Resource ...
WEBJul 24, 2020 · Notwithstanding the historical hype of the Klondike Gold Rush in Canadian society, the two most important mining events in our history are the discoveries of the Sudbury nickel mines in 1883 and the Cobalt silver boom of 1903. Both were the result of railroads – the construction of the Canadian Pacific to British Columbia in …
SUDBURY IMPACT STRUCTURE - Crater Explorer
WEBThe Sudbury Impact Basin is the deeply eroded remains of the 1.85 Ga original bolide impact that formed a 200-250 km multi ring crater with a core comprising of an elliptical, 60 x 30 km layered 2.5 km thick impact melt sheet …
Sudbury Impact Structure - NASA Earth Observatory
WEBSep 19, 2021 · The object responsible for creating Sudbury Basin crashed into Earth about 1.8 billion years ago. That makes this crater in Canada fifty times older than Popigai —one of the world’s most well-preserved craters—which was created a mere 36 million years ago.
Landsat Image Gallery - Sudbury Impact Structure - NASA
WEBThe object responsible for creating Sudbury Basin crashed into Earth about 1.8 billion years ago. That makes this crater in Canada fifty times older than Popigai —one of the world’s most well-preserved craters—which was created a mere 36 million years ago.
Sudbury Impact Structure - SpringerLink
WEBDec 13, 2020 · The Sudbury impact structure, Canada, represents the eroded remains of an impact basin originally 150–200 km in diameter which formed ~1.85 Ga ago. It contains world-class ore deposits, associated with the Sudbury Igneous Complex, which represents the differentiated original impact melt sheet.
Sudbury: Ancient Apocalypse to Modern Resource
WEBJul 16, 2013 · The Sudbury basin was formed by a 10-15 km wide asteroid or comet impacting a shallow sea in what is now central Ontario, Canada 1.85 billion years ago. The resulting ~200-250 km wide crater is the second largest known in the world, being much larger than the 150 km Chicxulub crater formed by …
Nickel remains a key exploration driver in the Sudbury basin
WEBApr 12, 2023 · Nickel remains the driving force in Sudbury’s mineral exploration scene. A pair of local junior miners with big ambitions to put two former mine properties into production are posting some ...