Huge Impact Crater in Australia Breaks Record for World’s Oldest by Over a Billion Years

A rocky stretch in Western Australia's Pilbara, near Earth's earliest-confirmed lifeforms, was hit by a meteorite about 3.5 billion years ago.

Mar 6, 2025 - 20:34
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Huge Impact Crater in Australia Breaks Record for World’s Oldest by Over a Billion Years
The crater is in Western Australia's Pilbara.

A rocky stretch in Western Australia's Pilbara, near Earth's earliest-confirmed lifeforms, was hit by a meteorite about 3.5 billion years ago.