Russia’s Crater of Diamonds

Popigai is one of the largest and most well-preserved impact craters on Earth.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Russia’s Crater of Diamonds.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and the U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team, and Blue Marble data from NASA Earth Observatory. Story by Kasha Patel.

Published June 7, 2021