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2mo ago

Pilbara Crater Dated to About 3.02 Billion Years Would Be Earth’s Oldest Known Impact Site

Direct uranium–lead dating of impact‑altered zircon plus hydrothermal apatite yields matching ~3.02 billion‑year ages that could place the Pilbara site in the Archean, reshaping views of early crustal hydrothermal systems.

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3mo ago

Stromatolites Found Buried Under South Korea Impact Crater

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3mo ago

Stromatolites Found in South Korean Impact Crater Point to Post‑Impact ‘Oxygen Oases’

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9mo ago

New Study Links 56,000-Year-Old Meteor Impact to Grand Canyon Landslide Dam

Impact Craters

Pilbara Crater Dated to About 3.02 Billion Years Would Be Earth’s Oldest Known Impact Site

Stromatolites Found Buried Under South Korea Impact Crater

Stromatolites Found in South Korean Impact Crater Point to Post‑Impact ‘Oxygen Oases’

China’s Jinlin Crater Confirmed as Largest Known Holocene Impact

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

Study Pinpoints Microbial Colonization of Finland’s Lappajärvi Impact Crater

New Study Links 56,000-Year-Old Meteor Impact to Grand Canyon Landslide Dam