Earth’s oldest asteroid impact crater may just have been found (opens original article in a new tab)

A study found Earth's oldest asteroid impact crater in Western Australia, dated to 3 billion years ago, using mineral dating techniques to confirm its age.

• Researchers identified the oldest asteroid impact crater on Earth, dating back 3 billion years in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
• They used advanced mineral dating techniques on zircon and apatite to determine the crater's age.
• The discovery provides insight into Earth's early history and violent geological processes.