78 Million Years Ago, An Asteroid Hit Earth, Then Life Started In Its Crater

Scientists have discovered that microbial life colonised the Lappajarvi impact crater in Finland shortly after a massive ...
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43 million years ago, asteroid impact gave birth to Silverpit crater under North Sea

F or more than two decades, the Silverpit crater, a strange circular depression hidden under the North Sea, has baffled ...
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Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: why it needs to be protected

The Bosumtwi impact crater in Ghana is well preserved, making it a hotspot for space research. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to ...
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Skyscraper-size asteroid previously predicted to hit us in 60 years will zoom past Earth on Thursday (Sept. 18) — and you can see it live

The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The ...
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Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: why it needs to be protected

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Most of the recognized impact craters on Earth are buried under sediments or have been deeply ...
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Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: why it needs to be protected

Marian Selorm Sapah does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
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Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: Why it needs to be protected

Satellite view of the Bosumtwi Impact Crater showing areas of Artisanal and Small scale Gold Mining activities. Credit: David Baratoux Satellite view of the Bosumtwi Impact Crater showing areas of ...
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Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: why it needs to be protected

Impact craters are formed when an object from space such as a meteoroid, asteroid or comet strikes the Earth at a very high velocity. This leaves an excavated circular hole on the Earth’s surface. It ...