On November 17, 2025, scientists announced the discovery of the world’s largest “modern” impact crater in southern China. The ...
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Scientists find a giant asteroid crater hiding in plain sight
A vast scar from a cosmic collision has been sitting in southern China, hiding in the landscape so effectively that people ...
Scientists discover China’s Jinlin crater, the largest modern Holocene impact site, revealing recent meteor strikes may be ...
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China finally confirms a huge hidden asteroid crater
China has quietly confirmed that a vast circular scar in its northeast is not a volcanic basin or a quirk of erosion, but a ...
Researchers confirmed the impact origin of the Jinlin crater: a 900-meter-wide remarkably young impact crater preserved on a ...
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At 900 Meters Across, Earth's Largest Modern Impact Crater Has Just Been Found By Scientists
A mong the hilly forests of southern China, scientists have discovered the largest modern meteorite impact crater on Earth. Dubbed the Jinlin crater, the giant pitted scar could become an invaluable ...
The Jinlin crater, measuring 900 meters across, formed during Earth’s current geological epoch. A recently identified and exceptionally well-preserved impact crater is offering scientists new insight ...
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