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Lloyd Jones

Unravelling the mystery: crater formed by a big bang

The North Pole Dome in the WA Pilbara is the site of the oldest known asteroid impact crater. (HANDOUT/Curtin University)

The Earth's oldest known asteroid impact crater has been found in the outback and dated to three billion years ago after clever detective work by scientists.

Curtin University researchers investigated rock formations at the North Pole Dome in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, a site long suspected to be an ancient asteroid impact structure.

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