
GeologyMarch 8, 2025
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
Scientists with a new theory about how Earth’s early continents formed predicted where a superold impact crater should be—then found it
Chris Kirkland is a professor of geochronology at Curtin University in Australia.
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
Scientists with a new theory about how Earth’s early continents formed predicted where a superold impact crater should be—then found it