Scientists pinpointed the oldest meteor crater ever found. When the space rock struck Australia 2.2 billion years ago, it ended a global ice age.

10:00am PST - January 22nd, 2020    asteroid - Business Insider

A meteorite hit western Australia 2.2 billion years ago, leaving a 40-mile-wide crater. In a new study, scientists determined that crater is the oldest on record. Researchers think that when the meteorite hit Earth, it released more than 100 billion tons of w…