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There's one crater that may be older than any that we know of. Except there's a snag, it might not actually be a crater at all.
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Sources:
livescience.com/worlds-oldest-meteor-crater-debate.html
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012821X12001938?via%3Dihub
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X20306749
livescience.com/earths-crust-growth-spurt.html
passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/New%20website_05-2018/Index.html
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istockphoto.com/photo/meteor-crater-natural-landmark-in-arizona-usa-gm1169257228-323155042
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Volcanic_breccia.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amphibolite_-_Acebuches,_Huelva,_Spain_05.jpg
istockphoto.com/photo/meteor-crater-natural-landmark-near-winslow-az-gm1189920127-337097720
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Archean.png
istockphoto.com/photo/asteroid-impact-gm964998154-263404102
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zircon_microscope.jpg
storyblocks.com/video/stock/powerful-explosive-strombolian-eruptian-from-two-vents-on-pico-do-fogo-volcano-brl7bud7mjbwwra2v
istockphoto.com/photo/green-zircon-crystals-in-stone-isolated-on-white-gm509430328-85779301
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X20306749
There's one crater that may be older than any that we know of. Except there's a snag, it might not actually be a crater at all.
Hosted By: Hank Green
SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at tiktok.com/@scishow
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Sources:
livescience.com/worlds-oldest-meteor-crater-debate.html
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012821X12001938?via%3Dihub
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X20306749
livescience.com/earths-crust-growth-spurt.html
passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/New%20website_05-2018/Index.html
Images
istockphoto.com/photo/meteor-crater-natural-landmark-in-arizona-usa-gm1169257228-323155042
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Volcanic_breccia.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amphibolite_-_Acebuches,_Huelva,_Spain_05.jpg
istockphoto.com/photo/meteor-crater-natural-landmark-near-winslow-az-gm1189920127-337097720
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Archean.png
istockphoto.com/photo/asteroid-impact-gm964998154-263404102
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zircon_microscope.jpg
storyblocks.com/video/stock/powerful-explosive-strombolian-eruptian-from-two-vents-on-pico-do-fogo-volcano-brl7bud7mjbwwra2v
istockphoto.com/photo/green-zircon-crystals-in-stone-isolated-on-white-gm509430328-85779301
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X20306749
