November 13, 2024

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A massive asteroid hit Greenland when it was a lush rainforest, and the hole appears under the ice

A massive asteroid hit Greenland when it was a lush rainforest, and the hole appears under the ice

Researchers studying Hiawatha crater in Greenland conducted research at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet in 2019. (Photo credit: Pierre Beck)

Scientists now know the age of a massive crater hidden beneath Greenland’s ice.

Hiawatha crater, which lies under 0.6 miles (1 kilometer) of ice in northwest Greenland, formed 58 million years ago, according to a study published March 9 in the journal. science progress. While some initial estimates put the crater’s age at just 13,000 years, the new discovery means the impact occurred much earlier, at a time when Greenland was brimming with life.