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Earth, Australia and impact crater

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.

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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

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Scientists discover Earth's oldest impact crater in Australia

This week, geologists announced they discovered the world's oldest known impact crater. It's in Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region.

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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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World's oldest impact crater found, rewriting Earth's ancient history

so this is by far the oldest known crater ever found on Earth," Professor Johnson said. Researchers discovered the crater thanks to 'shatter cones', distinctive rock formations only formed under ...

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