World's oldest impact crater discovered in Australia
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Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater. Located in Western Australia, the crater has been dated to about 3.5 billion years ago, at a time when these almost literally Earth-shattering events should have been occurring regularly.
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Original Title: Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater in Western Australia | It has been dated to about 3.5 billion years ago, at a time when these almost literally Earth-shattering events should have been occurring regularly.