Earliest evidence of a meteorite hitting Earth found in Australia

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Tiny pieces of chromatic recovered successful a stone enactment successful Western Australia whitethorn beryllium the oldest grounds of a meteorite interaction connected Earth, dating backmost astir 3.5 cardinal years

By Leah Crane

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15 March 2023

The grounds  was recovered  successful  a radical  of sedimentary and volcanic rocks successful  occidental  Australia

The grounds was recovered successful a radical of sedimentary and volcanic rocks successful Western Australia

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The oldest grounds of a meteorite interaction connected Earth has been recovered successful Western Australia, wrong a radical of sedimentary and volcanic rocks called the Dresser Formation.

It is hard to find and day old rocks connected Earth due to the fact that the changeless geological and biologic enactment wears down the planet’s crust. “If we spell backmost astir 3.5 cardinal years, determination is lone a very, precise tiny percent of the earth’s crust that is of that age,” …

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