The Impact Crater in Australia; Shoemaker Crater

One of the oldest impact craters on the planet is located within a remote section of Western Australia. This crater, measuring 30 kilometers across, contains beautifully colored green and yellow salt lakes. Known as Shoemaker Crater, this large impact crater formed when a massive asteroid impacted the planet billion years ago. This video will discuss how this ancient impact crater formed. If you would like to support this channel, consider becoming a patron at Another way to support this channel is to make an order via our gemstone and geology related etsy store at .