Scientists have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could reshape understanding of the origins ...

Scientists initially proposed two possibilities. Either the meteorite entered in an extremely unusual way, or it was moved by ...

A meteorite impact thousands of years ago may have triggered a landslide in the Grand Canyon and reshaped the Colorado River that runs through the national park. Geologists studying driftwood and lake ...

Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars named Phippsaksla with so much iron and nickel that it could be a meteorite.

Lonar Crater Lake is a rare natural wonder in Maharashtra, formed by a meteorite impact nearly 50,000 years ago. Known for ...

Scientists have discovered a massive asteroid impact crater in China. The bowl-shaped depression is some 900 meters wide—more than eight times the length of a football field. In a paper published last ...

A new study highlights the striking coincidence in the geologic ages of the famous Meteor Crater in Arizona and a landslide dam that blocked the Colorado River, forming a paleolake in the Grand Canyon ...

Geology is full of detective stories about the Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico Distinguished Professors Emeritus Karl Karlstrom and Laurie Crossey, along with ...

Research Grand Canyon landslide-dam and paleolake triggered by the Meteor Crater impact at 56 ka by a team from the University of New Mexico describes a lake in the Grand Canyon created by a landslide ...

The United States has a habit of showcasing its geology. Long before cities and highways showed up, forces beneath the ...

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