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A Meteorite Hit Scotland More Recently Than Previously Believed

Credit PixabayWe've found that a meteorite impacted northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago—200 million years more recently than earlier estimates. Our findings are published today in the journal Geology.This impact now coincides with some of the earliest known land based, non-marine microbial fossilsh, providing fresh insights into how meteorite collisions may have influenced our...