The Impact Crater in Idaho & Montana; Beaverhead Crater

Approximately 600 million years ago what is now Idaho was the site of one of the planet’s largest asteroid impacts. This impact created a 60 mile wide impact crater, which has since largely been obscured by the overlying landscape. The crater in question is known as Beaverhead Crater, which due to a series of faults has moved 30 miles from its original location. Today, shatter cones and shocked quartz can be found at the site of this impact event. 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 . This channel’s merch store is also on etsy at . 0:00 Idaho 600 Million Years Ago 0:24 Beaverhead Crater 1:43 Asteroid Impact 2:53 Link to Ediacaran Extinction Event? 3:23 Cambrian Explosion 3:50 Conclusion Thumbnail Photo Credit: Google Earth