Most of the debris burns up when it enters our atmosphere, and all we get is the bright blaze in the clear night sky because, from time to time, we see it as fleeting meteor showers. But sometimes a meteorite is tough enough to survive the atmosphere and large enough to leave a remarkable spot on our planet. Nestled in the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona, Barringer Crater is a rimmed pit in the shape of a bowl we also call Meteor Crater. South Africa has its own gem, too - Vredefort Crater, the largest and the oldest one in the world. Let’s take a look at some impressive craters around the world.

Scientists found evidence of a whole continent that vanished like, ages ago—like, 115 million years ago! It's like something out of a sci-fi flick, right? Apparently, it was this massive landmass, kind of like what we have now with Africa and stuff, but then poof! It just disappeared into thin air, or rather, deep into the ocean. They're calling it "Greater Adria," and it's got geologists buzzing with excitement about Earth's ancient history. Makes you wonder what other secrets this planet's hiding, huh? Credits Credit: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: Homo floresiensis: Emőke Dénes, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Em_-_Homo_floresiensis_woman_-_3.jpg Homo floresiensis: William L. Jungers, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P%C3%A9,_t%C3%ADbia_e_f%C3%AAmus_de_Homo_floresiensis.png Animation is created by Bright Side. #brightside ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Listen to Bright Side on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/idhttps-podcasts-apple-com-podcast-bright-side/id1554898078 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brightside/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official/ Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Snapchat - https://www.snapchat.com/p/c6a1e38a-bff1-4a40-9731-2c8234ccb19f/1866144599336960 Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me