Yarrabubba crater, Impact crater in Western Australia.
Yarrabubba crater is an impact structure in Western Australia spanning around 70 kilometers across. The site displays shocked quartz and shatter cones in granite outcrops, which reveal the force of the original impact.
This structure formed around 2.229 billion years ago when a meteorite struck Earth during an ice age. It stands as one of the oldest known impact structures on the planet.
The area near Yarrabubba station, between Sandstone and Meekatharra towns, holds geological significance for research teams studying Earth's earliest impact events.
The site is remote and requires preparation to reach it. The best time to visit depends on local weather conditions.
A meteorite roughly 7 kilometers across struck a 2-kilometer-thick ice sheet at this location. This collision made it one of the most significant impacts in early Earth history.
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