The Yarrabubba impact structure is the eroded remnant of an impact crater, situated in the northern Yilgarn craton near Yarrabubba Station between the towns of Sandstone and Meekatharra, Mid West Western Australia.

Jan 21, 2020 · Yarrabubba, located on one of Earth’s oldest patches of crust called Yilgarn craton, adds more than 200 million years to the impact record. The previous record-holder was Vredefort crater in...

Jan 28, 2020 · Our new study puts a precise age on the cataclysmic impact, showing Yarrabubba is the oldest known crater and dating it at the right time to trigger the end of an ancient glacial period and the...

Jan 30, 2020 · The Earth is pocked with roughly 190 major meteor craters, yet scientists only know the age of just a few. Recently, A NASA scientist analyzed the age of the Yarrabubba meteor crater in Australia and found it to be 2.229 billion years old, making it now the oldest crater currently known.

Jan 21, 2020 · Around 2 billion years ago when Earth was covered in ice, a meteorite slammed into what is now outback Western Australia. The impact left a 70-kilometre-wide scar on the land known as Yarrabubba impact crater.

Feb 12, 2025 · The Yarrabubba Crater, nestled in ancient terrains of Western Australia, offers a unique window into Earth’s distant past. Geological indicators of the impact are crucial for understanding the magnitude and consequences of this ancient collision.

Mar 6, 2025 · It was a respectable tenure, but the world’s oldest known meteorite site is no longer western Australia’s 2.2 billion-year-old, 43-mile-wide Yarrabubba crater. Researchers at Curtin University...

Jan 22, 2020 · The Yarrabubba crater is a massive indent in the Western Australian outback, roughly 70 kilometres wide (44 miles). Location of the crater. (The Conversation) The impact was always assumed to be ancient, but modern geological dating suggests this particular case is over 200 million years older than the next oldest impact.

Jan 28, 2020 · Scientists believe a crater found in the Australian outback may be the oldest-known meteor crash site in the world. As AFP reported, scientists have determined that the Yarrabubba crater in western Australia formed more than 2.2 billion years ago.

Mar 3, 2025 · Researchers have confirmed that the Yarrabubba crater in Australia is the world’s oldest known asteroid impact site, dating back 2.229 billion years. This ancient collision, hidden beneath layers of eroded rock, offers valuable insights into how asteroid impacts have influenced Earth’s climate and geological history.