▁cr aters . ▁The ▁table ▁below ▁is ▁arranged ▁by ▁the ▁continent ' s ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁Earth ' s ▁land ▁area , ▁and ▁where ▁Asian ▁and ▁Russian ▁cr aters ▁are ▁grouped ▁together ▁per ▁E ID ▁convention . ▁The ▁global ▁distribution ▁of ▁known ▁impact ▁structures ▁apparently ▁shows ▁a ▁surprising ▁asym met ry , ▁with ▁the ▁small ▁but ▁well - fund ed ▁European ▁continent ▁having ▁a ▁large ▁percentage ▁of ▁confirmed ▁cr aters . ▁It ▁is ▁suggested ▁this ▁situation ▁is ▁an ▁artifact , ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁intens ifying ▁research ▁in ▁less ▁studied ▁areas ▁like ▁Ant arct ica , ▁South ▁America ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁impact ▁cr aters ▁in ▁Asia ▁and ▁Russia ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁impact ▁cr aters ▁in ▁Africa ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁impact ▁cr aters ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁impact ▁cr aters ▁in ▁South ▁America ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁impact ▁cr aters ▁in ▁Ant arct ica ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁impact ▁cr aters ▁in ▁Europe ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁impact ▁cr aters ▁in ▁Australia ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Bol ides ▁ ▁Earth ▁Imp act ▁Database ▁ ▁Ext inction ▁event ▁ ▁Imp act ▁events ▁ ▁Imp act ▁Field ▁Studies ▁Group ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁possible ▁impact ▁structures ▁on ▁Earth ▁ ▁Tra ces ▁of ▁Cat ast rop he ▁book ▁from ▁L un ar ▁and ▁Planet ary ▁Institute ▁– ▁compreh ensive ▁reference ▁on ▁impact ▁cr ater ▁science ▁ ▁Gi ant - imp act ▁hypothesis ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Imp act ▁Database ▁( former ly ▁Sus pected ▁Earth ▁Imp act ▁S ites ▁list ) ▁maintained ▁by