[meteorite-list] Controversy over Maniitsoq structure (West Greeland) continues

Paul etchplain at att.net
Sat Mar 27 12:50:07 EDT 2021


World'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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