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'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.
The headline splitThe 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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Left / center-leftEarth’s oldest crater really is over 3 billion years old, new study confirms
The Conversation (AU) · Center-left · News report
Center'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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'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.
