Curtin University researchers use innovative techniques to date three-billion-year-old impact crater in Pilbara region

A study claims that the North Pole Dome crater in Western Australia was caused by an asteroid strike 3 billion years ago, but other researchers dispute the proposed age

Curtin University researchers use innovative techniques to date three-billion-year-old impact crater in Pilbara region

Scientists have identified the world's oldest recorded asteroid impact, revealing new evidence of Earth's violent history.

Australian researchers say they have found evidence of Earth's oldest known asteroid impact. It dates back three billion years.

Researchers date North Pole Dome in Australia’s Pilbara region to over 3 billion years ago

The findings helped identify the exact age of the impact structure

"While the site had previously been identified as an ancient impact crater, its exact age remained uncertain."

La scoperta arriva dall’Australia occidentale e conferma l’impatto meteoritico come il più antico conosciuto sulla Terra, offrendo una rara visione