The oldest crater caused by a meteorite fall on Earth

A NASA scientist carried out an analysis of the age of the crater of the meteorite “Yaraboba” in Australia, and after the analysis found the oldest crater that caused a meteorite to fall to the surface of the Earth more than 2.2 billion years ago, or about half of Earth’s current life, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communication Scientifique.

“It is 200 million years older than the oldest known crater, which was the 200-kilometer-long Fredfort Dome in South Africa,” said a research scientist from the Astronomical Materials Research Division. exploration science, or ARES, to Johnson Timmons Ericsson of NASA.

Scientists suggested that the collision in Australia affected Earth’s climate, meaning that large parts of the planet at that time were covered and deep with ice, and there are traces of glacial deposits estimated at at least 225.2 billion years ago that were discovered in the Trasvall region of South Africa, according to When cited by “Madame” magazine.