1 billion years ago, a meteorite struck Scotland and influenced life on Earth
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par Chris Kirkland, Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University
Timmons Erickson, Visting Research Associate, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Tony Prave, Emeritus Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews
We’ve discovered that a meteorite struck northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago, 200 million years later than previously thought. Our results are published today in the journal Geology.
This impact now aligns with some of Earth’s earliest known, land based, non-marine microbial fossils, and offers new insights into how meteorite strikes may have shaped our planet’s environment and life.
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lundi 28 avril 2025
