Billion-year-old impact in Scotland sparks questions about life on land

New research from the University of St Andrews has revealed that a meteorite which struck northwestern Scotland occurred about 200 million years later than previously thought, in a discovery that not only rewrites this part of Scotland’s geological history but alters our understanding of the conditions during the evolution of non-marine life on Earth.

Previously believed to have occurred 1.2 billion years ago, the impact created the Stac Fada Member, a layer of rock that holds vital clues to Earth’s ancient past, including how meteorite strikes may have influenced the planet’s environment and life.

#life #Scotland #meteorite #evolution

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/billion-old-impact-scotland-sparks-052715913.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFcZxIKp0mD7Cnsi5fQHg4ClH1Dx4H3O9ZizpqOkhZDL-QOJg5pxC7W4JkaeLfO7vSc2LlLkx81-nG9Kx6TPkrbns_lfTIEau-6ZXnbqsrarkvQJ6ZOPdaJcA0Z_gh3THgPCy4bXoS5huUEuS5ufkO7RTl6jTkI2NAMM8jf5f2ai

Earth’s oldest meteorite crater found in Australia.

From @PopularScience: "Move over, Yarrabubba. The new recordholder is 3.5 billion years old."

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6-Mar-2025
World’s oldest impact crater found, rewriting #Earth’s ancient history

The team from Curtin’s School of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the Geological Survey of Western #Australia (GSWA) investigated rock layers in the North Pole Dome — an area of the #Pilbara region of #WesternAustralia — and found evidence of a major #meteorite impact 3.5 billion years ago.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1075975 #science #astrobiology #geology

Archaeologists have unearthed 2,700-year-old jewelry in Poland crafted from rare ataxite meteorite iron, revealing an ancient connection to the cosmos. This discovery suggests early iron processing skills and could represent the oldest examples of patterned iron, predating Damascus steel.

@goodnews

#GoodNews #Archaeology #Meteorite #AncientCraftsmanship
https://thedebrief.org/2700-year-old-meteorite-jewelry-unearthed-in-poland-reveals-ancient-connection-to-the-cosmos/

Ancient jewelry made from meteorites discovered in Poland

Researchers have made a remarkable find in Poland’s Częstochowa Museum collection—several ancient ornaments made from meteoritic iron. A team of Polish and French scientists analyzed burial objects from two early Iron Age graveyards, Częstochowa-Raków and Częstochowa-Mirów.

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/jewelry-made-from-meteorites-poland/

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An #arrowhead made of #meteorite iron: around 1,500 BC, a meteorite struck #Estonia. A fragment of it arrived - presumably in the baggage of an amber trader - at what is now Lake Biel, #Switzerland. An arrowhead was then made there from the cosmic iron.

From Mörigen, 900-800 BC.

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Gathering meteorite and fighting Meteor Heads.

#Agenda Lundi 17 février 2025, 16-18h, #INHA :
"Au point de départ de notre enquête, une pierre singulière : la météorite d’Ensisheim, tombée le 7 novembre 1492 en Alsace. Première chute observée en Europe, entendue par un certain Albrecht Dürer, la météorite d’Ensisheim est l’une des mieux documentées. (...)
Cette séance propose de croiser les points de vue de l’histoire des sciences et de l’histoire de l’art".
https://www.centrechastel.sorbonne-universite.fr/actualites-evenements/vues-du-ciel
#histsci #histart #Astro #meteorite

"To the best of my knowledge, it’s the first time that a meteorite hitting the surface of the Earth has been recorded on video with sound."

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/science/meteorite-debris-security-camera-canada.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rE4.bh2x.UsUtHmOO0b7M&smid=url-share

"A doorbell camera on a Canadian home captured rare video and sound of a meteorite striking Earth as it crashed into a couple's walkway."

Phys.org has the story and video: https://flip.it/Dq9Suo

If the doorbell camera had not captured the event no one would have known the #meteorite hit their driveway.

See the video and description in the link.
#Canada #Space #Astronomy

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=84378

Meteorite caught on doorbell camera in Canada.

"Mrs. Laura Kelly and her partner found a star-shaped pattern of gray dust on their walkway after coming home from an evening walk, in the community of Marshfield, on the east side of Charlottetown. Not knowing what it was at first, they brushed and rinsed it from the walkway. After reviewing security camera footage (see below), they realized that the material might be meteoritic, and recovered approximately 7 g of fragmented material from the grass adjacent to the walkway...."

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=84378

P.E.I. homeowner captures sound and video of #meteorite strike on camera, and scientists believe it's a first | CBC PEI

#PEI #space

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-charlottetown-meteorite-strike-first-audio-1.7430018

Meteorite Earth Strike!

A meteorite hit a Canadian man's porch in Marshfield at 200 km/h.

For the first time in history, video and sound of a falling celestial body have been preserved.

The whole thing was filmed by an intercom with a camera. Now scientists are studying the scattered fragments. According to experts, a piece of an astronomical object flew to us from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #meteorite #Space #Canada