In 2008, Italian mineralogist Vincenzo De Michele spotted Egypt’s 148-foot Kamil Crater while scanning Google Earth; scientists later recovered 1.7 tons of meteorite fragments

An Italian mineralogist discovered a near-perfect circle in Egypt's desert sand. This circle was confirmed as the well-preserved Kamil Crater, one of Earth's best. An iron meteorite, weighing ten tons, formed the crater upon impact. Scientists found thousands of fragments and one large survivor piece. The crater offers a rare window onto planetary impact events.