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A 2.2-billion-year-old crater is Earth’s oldest recorded meteorite impact

The newly dated Yarrabubba crater is found in Western Australia

Yarrabubba crater

Yarrabubba crater is now Earth’s oldest known meteorite impact site.

T.M. Erickson

By Erin Garcia de Jesús

- More than 2 years ago

A 70-kilometer-wide crater in Western Australia has officially earned the title of Earth’s oldest known recorded impact. Yarrabubba crater is a spry 2.2