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

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.

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)

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."

Around three billion years ago, long before animals, forests, or even complex life existed, a large asteroid struck a young Earth. The collision happened at a time when the planet…