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Origins of Life

Influence of Impacts on Life Impact Events Earth Meteorite Studies

North Pole Dome Dated to About 3.02 Billion Years, Making It Earth’s Oldest Known Impact Crater

Direct U–Pb dates on impact‑altered zircon and hydrothermal apatite suggest the strike drove long‑lived fluid systems that could have shaped early crust and microbial habitats.

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last mo.

Lunar Meteorite Preserves Evidence of a 3.5-Billion-Year-Old Giant Moon Impact