#Earth's #oldest-known #crater #discovered in outback WA is 3.47 billion years old, study finds
#Science #Australia #Western-Australia #Pilbara #MarbleBar #North-Pole-Crater
#Earth's #oldest-known #crater #discovered in outback WA is 3.47 billion years old, study finds
#Science #Australia #Western-Australia #Pilbara #MarbleBar #North-Pole-Crater
The shatter cones at the site, about 40 klms west of #MarbleBar in WA's Pilbara region, were formed when a meteorite slammed into the area at more than 36,000km/h.
Well done Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences!
phys.org/news/2025-03...
The shatter cones at the site, about 40 klms west of #MarbleBar in WA's Pilbara region, were formed when a meteorite slammed into the area at more than 36,000km/h.
Well done Curtin's School of Earth and Planetary Sciences!