May 01, 2025
Scientists at the Geological Survey of Western Australia and Curtin University, Australia, discovered an ancient meteorite impact crater, believed to be 3.5 billion years old, in the Pilbara region in Australia. This crater, measuring more than 100kms in width, is believed to have formed when a meteorite collided with Earth at a speed higher than 36,000kms/hr. According to scientists, this crater is older than the oldest impact crater found earlier, which was believed to be 2.2 billion years old. Scientists believe that the impacts of meteorites could have played a significant role in the emergence of continents and the evolution of life.
DID YOU KNOW?
With a radius of around 190kms, the Vredefort Crater in South Africa is the largest impact crater ever found on Earth.
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