ScienceWorld’s oldest known impact crater reportedly identified in Western Australia
Curtin University researchers reportedly dated the Pilbara strike to roughly 3.02–3.5 billion years ago, older than the previous record-holder, Yarrabubba, at 2.23 billion years.
TLDR
Curtin University researchers reportedly used zircon crystals and apatite mineral analysis to date an ancient meteorite strike at the North Pole Dome/Miralga structure in the Pilbara. Their estimate of roughly 3.02–3.5 billion years would place it ahead of Yarrabubba, which held the record for the oldest known impact crater at 2.23 billion years.
World’s oldest known impact crater reportedly identified in Western Australia
Curtin University researchers reportedly dated the Pilbara strike to roughly 3.02–3.5 billion years ago, older than the previous record-holder, Yarrabubba, at 2.23 billion years.
TLDR
Curtin University researchers reportedly used zircon crystals and apatite mineral analysis to date an ancient meteorite strike at the North Pole Dome/Miralga structure in the Pilbara. Their estimate of roughly 3.02–3.5 billion years would place it ahead of Yarrabubba, which held the record for the oldest known impact crater at 2.23 billion years.
