Australia’s Yarrabubba Asteroid Impact Crater Is Oldest on Earth
Australia’s Yarrabubba Asteroid Impact Crater Is Oldest on Earth
A new study precisely dates the event to 2.229 billion years ago and suggests that it may have been responsible for ending an ice age.
A new study precisely dates the event to 2.229 billion years ago and suggests that it may have been responsible for ending an ice age.
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Life Reemerged Just Years After Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Impact
Ashley Yeager | May 30, 2018 | 2 min read
Nutrient-rich water helped marine organisms reinhabit Chicxulub crater relatively quickly after the mass-extinction event.