Geologists Found the World’s Oldest Crater—and It Might Have Jumpstarted All Life on Earth
Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...
3.5 billion-year-old crater created by meteorite impact found in Australia, scientists say
The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than 3.5 billion years ago is changing the way ...
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Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
Scientists with a new theory about how Earth’s early continents formed predicted where a superold impact crater should ...
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Scientists discover Earth's oldest impact crater in Australia
"Given how rare such evidence is due to [Earth's] geological recycling processes, this is a major breakthrough in ...
Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s ...
Athena moon mission comes to early end after lander tips over in off-target touchdown in a crater
Intuitive Machines says its Athena lunar lander was unable to recharge its batteries while resting on its side, bringing the ...
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Oldest Known Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
The discovery bolsters the theory that meteorite impacts played an important role in Earth's early geological history ...
Intuitive Machines’ spacecraft landed in a moon crater and ended up on its side
Intuitive Machines said the Athena had enough power to be able to perform some of the scientific objectives for NASA before ...
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The Unique California Desert Campsite With Views Of A Massive, Ancient Volcanic Crater
Looking to camp out nearby an enormous ancient volcanic crater? Turns out that odd notion is something adventurous travelers ...
Earth's oldest impact crater was just found in Australia—exactly where geologists hoped it would be
We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater formed more than 3.5 billion years ago, making it the oldest ...
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Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 Moon lander is lying dead in a crater
A sideways and off-target landing has brought Intuitive Machines’ lunar mission to an early end — the second such mishap for ...