Scientists uncover history behind world's oldest known asteroid impact which smashed into Earth three billion years ago

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Scientists have uncovered the history behind the world's oldest known asteroid impact which hit the Earth approximately 3.02 billion years ago.

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The North Pole Dome, situated in the Pilbara region, in western Australia had long been suspected by researchers as the location of an ancient cosmic collision.However, definitive proof of its age had remained elusive.A team at Curtin University, Perth, led by Professor Chris Kirkland employed sophisticated mineral dating methods to establish the precise timing of the event, the Daily Mail reports.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The space rock responsible was likely a "kilometre-scale" object, said Prof Kirkland, though determining its exact dimensions remains impossible.Despite billions of years of erosion erasing much of the physical evidence, the impact left permanent markers within the surrounding geology that researchers were finally able to decode.The breakthrough came through analysis of zircon, an exceptionally durable mineral...

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