Yarrabubba crater, Impact crater in Western Australia.
The Yarrabubba crater spans 70 kilometers in diameter, featuring shocked quartz and shatter cones within granite outcrops near its central area point.
Scientists determined through uranium-lead dating of zircon and monazite crystals that this structure formed approximately 2.229 billion years ago during Earth's ice age.
The area near Yarrabubba station, between Sandstone and Meekatharra towns, holds geological significance for research teams studying Earth's earliest impact events.
Visitors require specialized transportation and permits to access this remote geological site, located at coordinates -27.182222 latitude and 118.834444 longitude.
Research indicates that a 7-kilometer meteorite struck a 2-kilometer thick ice sheet, creating what scientists now recognize as Earth's oldest identified impact structure.
Location: Western Australia
GPS coordinates: -27.18222,118.83444
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:01
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