Chronology of Terrestrial Impact Cratering

Colors on time scale to the left match colors in crater table by geologic period.
To jump directly to the crater list of a particular time period, click the appropriate section of the geologic time scale on the left.
Stars on the geologic time scale mark mass extinction events.

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Name
Age (Ma)
12 Feb, 1947 
<0.001
<0.001
>0.002
<0.004
0.004 ±.001
<0.005
0.006 ±.002
<0.007
0.01
0.027
.03+-.0005
0.049 ±.003
<0.05
0.052 ±.006
<0.1
<0.1
0.220 ±.052
<0.3
0.9 ± 0.1
<1
<1
1.03 ± .02
1.4 ± 0.1
>1.8
<1.8
<1.88
2.5 ± 0.5
<3
3.1 ± 0.3 
3.5 ± 0.5
3.7 ± 0.3
<5
6 ± 3
<10
12 ± 5
15 ± 1
15 ± 1
23 ± 1
25 ± 20
35 ± 5 
35.5 ± 0.6
37 ± 2
38 ± 4
~40
40 ± 5
46 ± 7
Gusev
49 ± 0.2
49 ± 0.2
<50
50.50 ±.76
55 ± 5
58 ± 2
<60
64.98 ±.05
<65
<65
<65
<70
<70
<70
<70
73 ± 3
73 ± 3
73.8 ± 0.3
<75
77.3 ± 0.4
88 ± 3
89.0 ± 2.7
>95
95 ± 7
<97 
<100
100 ± 50
100 ± 50
<110
115 ± 10
115 ± 10
<120
<120
120 ± 20
121.0 ± 2.3
128+-5
>136
140 ± 20
142.5 +-.8
143 ± 20
145.0 ±.8
150+-70
>160 ± 30
175 ± 3
190 ± 20
<200
200 ± 25
200 ± 100
214 ± 8
214 ± 1
215 ± 25
220 ± 32
247.0 ±5.5
<250
250 ± 80
<280
290 ± 20
290 ± 20
<300
<300
<300
<300
300 ± 35
<320
320 ± 80
<345
<345
350
357 ± 15
<360
<360
360 ± 20
368+1.1
380 ± 10
395 ± 5
395 ± 25
<400
400 ± 50
<430
430 ± 25
445 ± 2
~450
>450
450 ± 30
450 ± 10
>455
>455
455
<470
470 ± 30
470
<500
<500
<500
500 ± 10
>515
~540
>550
550 ± 100
~560
>570
570 ± 50
~600
~600
698 ± 22
~1000
>1000
<1000
1630 +-5
1850 ± 3
2023 ± 4
2400