US EditionWorld's Oldest Known Impact Crater Discovered in Western Australia
- A crater near Marble Bar in Western Australia has been identified as possibly the world's oldest known impact crater, created 3.47 billion years ago, according to Curtin University geologists.
- The North Pole Crater surpasses the previously oldest known crater by over 1 billion years, as reported in the journal Nature Communications.
- Evidence from shatter cones confirmed the impact, with geologist Tim Johnson stating that the presence of shatter cones provides unequivocal evidence of an impact crater.
- Further studies are planned to explore early signs of craters in the Pilbara region, as there is a need for more research into these findings.
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