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Lunar Meteorite Preserves Evidence of a 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Giant Moon Impact

Alignment of the meteorite’s dates with impacts on Earth and asteroid 4 Vesta gives rare three-body evidence that refines how early bombardment may have shaped emerging life.

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Stromatolites Found Buried Under South Korea Impact Crater

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7mo ago

China’s Jinlin Crater Confirmed as Earth’s Largest Known Holocene Impact Site

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8mo ago

MIT-Led Team Finds Proto-Earth Signature Preserved in Deep Mantle After Moon-Forming Impact

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8mo ago

New Study Reveals Unexpected Geological Link Between Venus and Early Earth

Geological History

Lunar Meteorite Preserves Evidence of a 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Giant Moon Impact

Stromatolites Found Buried Under South Korea Impact Crater

China’s Jinlin Crater Confirmed as Earth’s Largest Known Holocene Impact Site

MIT-Led Team Finds Proto-Earth Signature Preserved in Deep Mantle After Moon-Forming Impact

MIT Team Finds Potassium-40 Anomaly That Points to Surviving Proto‑Earth Mantle

Chang'e-6 Rocks Reveal Cooler Lunar Far-Side Mantle by About 100°C

Seismic Reanalysis Finds Mars’ Mantle Packed With Ancient Impact Debris

Pilbara’s Miralga Crater Found Younger and Smaller Than Initially Estimated

Scottish Meteorite Impact Re-Dated to 990 Million Years Ago

Scientists Confirm Active Cratonic Dripping Beneath North America

Ancient Volcanic Eruptions Linked to Earth's First Oxygen Surges

Study Reveals Moving Hotspot Formed Earth's Longest Underwater Mountain Chain

Chang’e-6 Mission Unveils New Insights into Moon's Volcanic Past

Matching Dinosaur Footprints Discovered on Separate Continents

New Study Reveals Unexpected Geological Link Between Venus and Early Earth

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