Meteorite List Archives for [meteorite-list] Controversy over Maniitsoq structure (West Greeland) continuesWorld's oldest meteor crater isn't what it seems By Harry Baker, Live Science, March 24, 2021 New controversial claim suggests it's not a meteor crater at all. https://www.livescience.com/worlds-oldest-meteor-crater-debate.html Scienc Tech Daily, March 26, 2021 https://scitechdaily.com/oops-the-worlds-oldest-meteorite-impact-crater-isnt-an-impact-crater-after-all/ The paper is: Yakymchuk, C., Kirkland, C.L., Cavosie, A.J., Szilas, K., Hollis, J., Gardiner, N.J., Waterton, P., Steenfelt, A. and Martin, L., 2021. Stirred not shaken; critical evaluation of a proposed Archean meteorite impact in West Greenland. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 557, no. 116730. Yours, Paul H. |
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