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Huge crater in Australia may be the oldest impact structure on Earth

New Scientist · Jun 23, 2026, 11:00 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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A study claims that the North Pole Dome crater in Western Australia was caused by an asteroid strike 3 billion years ago, but other researchers dispute the proposed age

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