Researchers Find Surprisingly “Young” Meteorite Crater from the Dawn of Human Civilization
A panoramic aerial drone image of the Jinlin crater with the approximate location of the crater rim labeled,…
Well-Preserved Impact Crater Discovered in China
Researchers have discovered an impact crater formed on a granite mountain capped by a thick weathering crust in…
Southward Impact Excavated Magma Ocean at Moon’s Biggest Crater: Study
Roughly 4.3 billion years ago, when our Solar System was still in its infancy, a giant asteroid slammed…
New Type of Tektite Reveals 11-Million-Year-Old Asteroid Impact in Australia
Tektites are nearly pure glasses (practically no crystalline inclusions) created when a space rock slams into Earth, melting…