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World’s oldest impact crater found, rewriting Earth’s ancient history

Curtin University researchers have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped.

The team from Curtin’s School of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) investigated rock layers in the North Pole Dome — an area of the Pilbara region of Western Australia — and found evidence of a major meteorite impact 3.5 billion years ago.

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www.curtin.edu.au · World’s oldest impact crater found, rewriting Earth’s ancient history | News at CurtinCurtin University researchers have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the ...

The Moon's largest crater, the South Pole–Aitken Basin, spans approximately 2,500 km (1,550 mi) in diameter and plunges as deep as 8.2 km (5.1 mi).

Recent research suggests the basin contains anomalously dense material buried beneath its surface, possibly remnants of the impactor that made the basin itself.