North Pole Dome in Western Australia confirmed as oldest known asteroid impact site at 3.02 billion years old
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Kiona N. Smith
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Scientists have confirmed that the North Pole Dome rock formation in Western Australia's Pilbara region is the oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth, dating back 3.02 billion years. The site, which had previously been identified as an ancient impact crater, now has a confirmed age through detailed geological analysis. The discovery provides insights into Earth's early geological history and the role of asteroid impacts in shaping the planet's crust, and is located near where the oldest traces of life on Earth have been found.
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· 3 pulledThe oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth was created 3.02 billion years ago in what's now Western Australia — not far from where we've seen the oldest traces of life on our planet.
A rock formation in Western Australia's Pilbara region seems to offer evidence of an asteroid slamming into Earth's newly-formed rocky crust around 3.02 billion years ago.
While the site had previously been identified as an ancient impact crater, its exact age remained uncertain.
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