The 700–1,300 feet-wide space rock deformed rocks more than six miles from the impact site when it hit 600 million years ago.

which used to be an ancient crater lake that has long since dried up. Finding more of the most ancient craters on Earth might tell us something about Archaean remnants beyond our planet.

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The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way scientists view the history of Earth and the planet's stages of evolution.

Scientists have found the oldest impact crater on Earth – and it changes our understanding of our planet and the origins of life. The meteorite that left the crater fell to Earth 3.5 billion ...

The impact likely rippled across the planet, opening a crater that may have measured up to 62 miles (100 kilometers) across — although more work is needed to confirm the size, the researchers ...

Though Yarrabubba no longer has a visible crater, its impact on Earth’s history remains. As the oldest known asteroid strike, it will continue to influence scientific discussions on the past and ...