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Australia, The crater and meteorite impacts

Phys.org · 17h

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. The crater formed more than 3.5 billion years ago, making it the oldest known by more than a billion years.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

3.5 billion-year-old crater created by meteorite impact found in Australia, scientists say

The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than 3.5 billion years ago is changing the way scientists view the history of Earth

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 1d

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

World's oldest impact crater may be linked to the origins of life

Researchers found the world’s oldest impact crater in Western Australia. The crater was created by a massive meteorite impact ...

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Scientists discover world's oldest meteorite crater in Australia that ‘explain a lot about how life may have got started’

Scientists in Australia have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater in northwestern Australia, estimated ...

India Today on MSN1d

3.5 billion-year-old evidence reveals aftermath of an ancient collision

The team identified the crater through distinctive rock formations known as "shatter cones," which form under extreme ...

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