6-Million-Year-Old Meteorite Strike Created a Massive Field of Natural Glass in Brazil

The researchers believe the geraisites’ crater may lie in the São Francisco Craton, a region in the eastern part of South America’s continental crust. Future surveys are needed in order to detect ...
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This Crater Was Supposed to Be Earth’s Oldest— Until Science Proved Otherwise

A bold claim about Earth’s earliest known meteorite impact has been reevaluated after new evidence emerged from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. A site previously thought to host a 3.5-billion ...

Rare glass from 6-million-year-old meteorite strike found in Brazil — but the crater is still missing

There are only a few known fields of tektites in the entire world, and scientists just found another in Brazil.
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Earth's 'oldest' impact crater is much younger than previously thought, new study finds

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case ...
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Impact that created Meteor Crater may have dammed the Colorado River, research shows

More than 50,000 years ago, a meteor hit Earth and formed what we now call Meteor Crater in northern Arizona. But new ...
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Study Confirms Earth’s Largest Impact Crater Formed In The Past 12,000 Years

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Nov 20, 2025, 08:01am EST Nov 21, 2025, 11:53am EST Aerial view ...
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Incomplete remains of world's 'youngest' impact crater spotted lurking in Chinese forest — Earth from space

A 2021 satellite photo shows off the recently uncovered Yilan crater in China, which is most likely the youngest impact ...
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Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: Why it needs to be protected

Satellite view of the Bosumtwi Impact Crater showing areas of Artisanal and Small scale Gold Mining activities. Credit: David Baratoux Satellite view of the Bosumtwi Impact Crater showing areas of ...