REVIEWED LOCATION

Kaali Meteorite Crater & Museum — Protected Geology Heritage Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

Kaali adds meteorite-impact geology rather than a specimen-collecting pin. RMK identifies it as a protected landscape attraction with parking and visitor infrastructure, while the museum interprets meteorites, limestone and local fossils.

Protected / viewing statusVery high evidencevisitor-centre map precisionCurrent review cycle freshness
Important: Do not excavate the protected crater or remove geological material.

What is here

Holocene meteorite-impact crater field excavated into Saaremaa carbonate bedrock

Materials / interest: Meteorites, Fossils, Limestone

Collecting and access

Protected crater and museum viewing only; no meteorite, bedrock or fossil collecting right is represented.

Use the visitor-centre parking and marked crater access.

Detailed status
viewing
Permission
Not flagged
Permit
Not flagged
Fee
Not flagged
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
no
Hammering
no
Digging
no

Safety

Stay on designated paths around the crater rim.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Next scheduled review: 2027-09-13.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

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Abula–Kalasma “Skull Coast” — Fossil-Rich Nature TrailOhesaare Cliff — Protected Fossil Locality / No Self-CollectingOntika Limestone Cliff — Protected Baltic Klint ViewingPakri Cliffed Coast — Protected Geology Viewing

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