The impact crater could be linked to the origins of life on Earth. The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...

Vredefort Crater (South Africa) – ~250–300 km ・Age: ~2.02 billion years ・The largest and oldest confirmed impact structure on Earth, located in South Africa.

The crater has undergone at least one glaciation event since it formed, meaning it was swallowed by an ice sheet when glaciers last covered southwestern Alaska between 23,000 and 14,700 years ago.

Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped. The team ...

Crater 'significantly challenged previous assumptions about our planet's ancient history' A giant crater 2km across and 170m deep, formed by a meteorite, is the location of India's Lonar Lake ...

Researchers in Western Australia’s Pilbara region have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater, pushing back the previous record by more than one billion years. The newly ...