2.229 billion years: Scientists date world’s oldest meteor crater

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By
Updated on: Jan 28, 2020 04:45 pm IST

Scientists have identified Earth’s oldest-known impact crater site, the Yarrabubba meteor crater in Australia, which has been precisely dated at 2.229 billion years old. Read more about it...

 

Representational image)(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Representational image)(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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