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3mo 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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4mo ago

Stromatolites Found Buried Under South Korea Impact Crater

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11mo ago

China’s Jinlin Crater Confirmed as Largest Known Holocene Impact

10 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Hornless ‘Arctic Rhino’ Identified in Canada’s High Arctic Challenges Long-Held Dispersal Timeline

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last yr.

Study Pinpoints Microbial Colonization of Finland’s Lappajärvi Impact Crater