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The three-mile-wide Australian meteorite crater formed 100 m years ago – The Press Stories
A massive three-mile-wide meteorite crater formed about 100 million years ago was discovered by gold miners in Australia’s OutbackA meteorite crater has
Gold miners stumble upon a large meteorite crater in the outback of Western Australia, which formed about 100 million years ago.
Using electromagnetic probes, the researchers were able to create images of the site of the attack, known as the Ora Banda crater, three miles below the surface.
Shoot cones were recovered from Earth, which were high-pressure, high-velocity shock waves created by a large impact object – ‘word-story signs of a meteor impact.’
Ancient plant material was also found in …
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