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Top 10 biggest meteor strikes in world history

New Delhi: Russia last year witnessed the biggest meteor event since Tunguska in 1908.On the day after we were able to track the view of another meteor (2012 DA14) that passed really close to Earth

India TV News Desk Published : Apr 04, 2014 17:00 IST, Updated : Dec 11, 2014 8:12 IST

9. Popigai Crater



Asteroid impact date: Estimated 35.7 million years ago

Location: Siberia, Russia

Specs: Russian scientists claim that this crater site contains trillions of carats of diamonds, making it one of the largest diamond deposits in the world. These diamonds have been referred to as "impact diamonds."

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