Earth’s oldest impact crater was just found in Australia – exactly where geologists hoped it would be
We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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Oldest Known Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
The discovery bolsters the theory that meteorite impacts played an important role in Earth's early geological history ...
The Independent27d
Scientists find the oldest impact crater on Earth – and it rewrites the history of our planet
Scientists have found the oldest impact crater on Earth – and it changes our understanding of our planet and the origins of life. The meteorite that left the crater fell to Earth 3.5 billion ...
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3.5 billion-year-old crater created by meteorite impact found in Australia, scientists say
The impact crater could be linked to the origins of life on Earth. The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...
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Huge Impact Crater in Australia Breaks Record for World’s Oldest by Over a Billion Years
Scientists in Australia say they’ve found the world’s oldest impact crater, surpassing the previous record-holder’s age by more than 1.25 billion years. The meteorite impact—in Western ...
Yahoo26d
Scientists discover Earth's oldest impact crater in Australia
Geologists have discovered the world's oldest known impact crater; it sits in the heart of Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region. An analysis of rock layers in the region suggests a crater at ...
Yahoo26d
'This is by far the oldest': Scientists discover 3.47 billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Australian outback
Scientists in Australia have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater thanks to pristine structures created by the blast in the rock. Hidden away in the country's outback, the ...