Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by ...

The discovery bolsters the theory that meteorite impacts played an important role in Earth's early geological history ...

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 ...

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

"Given how rare such evidence is due to [Earth's] geological recycling processes, this is a major breakthrough in understanding early Earth." Geologists have discovered the world's oldest known ...

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 ...

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.

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.

The authors say findings could provide a new line of study into Earth's history and the early origins of life on the planet. What could be the world's oldest-known impact crater has been ...