List of largest craters in the Solar System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

CentralNotice List of largest craters in the Solar System From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Following are the largest craters on various worlds of the Solar System . Body Crater Diameter Diameter of parent body Ratio Notes Mercury Caloris Basin 01.55 1,550 km (963 mi) 4880 32% Rembrandt 00.715 715 km (444 mi) 15% Venus Mead 00.28 280 km (170 mi) 12,100 2% Earth Vredefort 00.275 250–300 km (160–190 mi) 12,740 2% Moon Procellarum Basin 02.5 3,000 km (1,900 mi) 3470 86% Not confirmed as an impact basin. South Pole–Aitken basin 02.5 2,500 km (1,600 mi) 70% Mare Imbrium 01.145 1,145 km (711 mi) 33% Mars North Polar Basin 09.55 10,600 × 8,500 km (6,550 × 5,250 mi) 6780 140% Not confirmed as an impact basin Hellas Planitia 02.3 2,300 km (1,400 mi) 34% Largest visible crate...

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