Sudbury Basin

188360 km diameterNickel/Copper

CountryCanada

RegionOntario

Year Opened1883

Size/Depth60 km diameter

MineralNickel/Copper

About Sudbury Basin

Created by a massive meteorite impact 1.8 billion years ago. One of the largest impact structures on Earth. Produces 10% of global nickel. The impact brought deep mantle metals to the surface. NASA trained Apollo astronauts here.

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