'Unequivocal evidence' of the age of Earth's oldest impact crater turns out to be off by half a billion years

The oldest known impact structure on Earth has been confirmed in outback Australia.

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What happenedA new study updates the age of Earth's oldest known meteorite impact crater, the North Pole Dome crater, which scientists previously claimed was 3.47 billion years old.

What changedThe left frames it as "Earth’s oldest crater really is over 3 billion years old, new study confirms". The center frames it as "'Unequivocal evidence' of the age of Earth's oldest impact crater turns out to be off by...".

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Earth’s oldest crater really is over 3 billion years old, new study confirms". The center frames it as "'Unequivocal evidence' of the age of Earth's oldest impact crater turns out to be off by...".

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Earth’s oldest crater really is over 3 billion years old, new study confirms

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The oldest known impact structure on Earth has been confirmed in outback Australia.

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Live Science1h ago

'Unequivocal evidence' of the age of Earth's oldest impact crater turns out to be off by half a billion years

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A new study updates the age of Earth's oldest known meteorite impact crater, the North Pole Dome crater, which scientists previously claimed was 3.47 billion years old.

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