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NASA's Landsat 8 Reveals Ancient Asteroid Impact Crater

3/21/2025

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NASA's Landsat 8 satellite has unveiled stunning images of the Amelia Creek impact structure in northern Australia, showcasing a remarkable 3-mile-long, canoe-shaped crater created by an asteroid 600 million years ago. This colossal asteroid, measuring between 700 and 1,300 feet wide, struck at a shallow angle, reshaping the landscape and potentially affecting ancient marine life during the Ediacaran Period.

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NASA's Landsat 8 satellite has unveiled stunning images of the Amelia Creek impact structure in northern Australia, showcasing a remarkable 3-mile-long, canoe-shaped crater created by an asteroid 600 million years ago. This colossal asteroid, measuring between 700 and 1,300 feet wide, struck at a shallow angle, reshaping the landscape and potentially affecting ancient marine life during the Ediacaran Period.