The second-oldest impact crater, estimated to have been created about 2.2 billion years ago, is also located in Western Australia, southwest of Pilbara, in Yarrabubba.

Researchers in Australia found the crater in Western Australia's Pilbara region and believe it's the oldest impact crater in ...

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 ...

A Paleoarchaean impact crater in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. Article Publication Date. 6-Mar-2025. COI Statement. N/A.

The meteorite impact—in Western Australia’s Pilbara region—dates back 3.5 billion years, while the former record-holding impact crater is just 2.2 billion years old.

Geologists claim to have found the planet's oldest impact crater in Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region. The crater, estimated to be 3.47 billion years old, could have been 100 kilometres wide.

The new crater is located in Western Australia’s Pilbara Craton, a place that has some of the oldest exposed rocks in the world. This place has allowed scientists to better understand the ...

A Paleoarchaean impact crater in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. Nature Communications, 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57558-3; Cite This Page: MLA; APA; Chicago; Curtin University.

Abstract Aerial Art/Getty Images (AUSTRALIA) — The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way scientists view the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The discovery of the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia, dates back 3.5 billion years, significantly older ...