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

When scientists disagree, sometimes the truth is somewhere in the middle.

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.

Un estudio publicado en la revista Geology fechó en 3.024 millones de años el impacto de North Pole Dome, en Australia Occidental, y lo propone como el cráter más antiguo conocido…

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

Si trova in Australia, nella regione di Pibara (ANSA)

Los meteoritos cayeron sobre las formaciones rocosas de la región de Pilbara, dejando varios cráteres

The findings helped identify the exact age of the impact structure

La investigación utilizó minerales microscópicos para datar con precisión el impacto, que ocurrió cuando la vida y la atmósfera estaban en evolución.

"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