2.229 billion years: Scientists date world's oldest meteor crater

Jan 21

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Meteor craters, such as this one in Arizona are difficult to age precisely because the sites tend to be poorly preserved because erosion and tectonic events such as earthquakes erase the geologic past

Sara Hussein’s article for Phys.Org uses the Barringer Meteorite Crater as the photo example to discuss the Oldest Dated Meteorite Crater: “The study marks the first time that the Yarrabubba crater has been precisely dated, at 2.229 billion years old, and means it is 200 million years older than any similar site known on Earth.” Read More

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