Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath rock layers in the East Pilbara Terrane of Western Australia. The oldest ...

Researchers Baffled To Find World's Oldest Impact Crater, Redefines How Our Planet Was Shaped Land features reflect the ...

The crater, located near the Pilbara town of Marble Bar, is thought to have been created 3.47 billion years ago.

Shatter cones formed by the impact in the Pilbara. (Image: Tim Johnson) We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater ...

The world's oldest known impact crater has been identified in the Pilbara, which is a part of Western Australia, according to new research reported in Nature Communications. The crater was made about ...

In the isolated expanses of Western Australia, in the Pilbara region, an incredible revelation has emerged: the oldest known impact crater on Earth. At 3.5 billion years old, this crater bears witness ...

Earth’s oldest meteorite impact crater was just found in WA’s Pilbara region – exactly where geologists hoped it would be. We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very ...

This discovery challenges our understanding of Earth’s early history and could shed light on the origins of life.

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater in Western Australia's Pilbara region. This ancient structure, dating back approximately ...

The reign of T. rex and Co. ended around a measly 66 million years ago, but geologists just discovered that what is now considered the oldest impact crater on Earth is nearly 3.5 billion years old.