
3.5-Billion-Year-Old Crater Discovery Sheds Light On Earth’s Ancient Impact History | Science & Environment News
3.5-Billion-Year-Old Crater Discovery: A groundbreaking discovery in Western Australia’s Pilbara region has rewritten Earth’s impact history, as researchers at Curtin University and the Geological Survey of Western Australia have identified the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater. This ancient impact site, dated to 3.5 billion years ago, predates the previously known oldest crater by over a…