ScienceAustralia’s North Pole Dome is reportedly Earth’s oldest known impact crater
Sci.News reports that zircon crystals and impact-altered minerals point to a massive asteroid strike in Western Australia’s Pilbara region about 3 billion years ago.
TLDR
Sci.News describes Australia’s North Pole Dome crater as Earth’s oldest and its only known Archean impact structure. The outlet reports that zircon crystals and impact-altered minerals show a massive asteroid struck what is now the Pilbara region of Western Australia about 3 billion years ago.
Australia’s North Pole Dome is reportedly Earth’s oldest known impact crater
Sci.News reports that zircon crystals and impact-altered minerals point to a massive asteroid strike in Western Australia’s Pilbara region about 3 billion years ago.
TLDR
Sci.News describes Australia’s North Pole Dome crater as Earth’s oldest and its only known Archean impact structure. The outlet reports that zircon crystals and impact-altered minerals show a massive asteroid struck what is now the Pilbara region of Western Australia about 3 billion years ago.
