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At HORRIFIC 280 metres, Asteroid Vredefort, which formed Earth’s largest crater, was HUGE
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At HORRIFIC 280 metres, Asteroid Vredefort, which formed Earth’s largest crater, was HUGE

[ad_1] The impactor (most likely an asteroid) that formed the Vredefort crater is much larger than previously believed. Researchers developed a more accurate simulation of the impact that formed Earth's largest crater Vredefort crater nearly two billion years ago. They found the impactor (most likely an asteroid) that formed the Vredefort crater is much larger than previously believed. But according to new research from the University of Rochester, the impactor may have been much bigger and would have had devastating consequences across the planet. This research, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, provides a more accurate understanding of the large impact and will allow researchers to better simulate impac...