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Yilan Crater

March 3 , 2022 922 days 1068 0
  • A team of geologists has discovered a crater named “Yilan Crater”.
  • It was discovered in the northwest of Yilan in Heilongjiang Province of China.
  • It is the largest crater on Earth under 100,000 years old.
  • Carbon-14 dating sediments suggest that this crater was formed between 46,000 and 53,000 years ago.
  • Prior to 2020, only one impact crater “Xiuyan Crater” was discovered in Liaoning province.

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