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Giant Meteor Struck 3.5 Billion Years Ago

Posted by michael on from the earth-in-the-corner-pocket dept.

Jay Moore writes "According to this article on CNN, scientists believe a giant meteor 12 kilometers across struck the earth some 3.5 billion years ago making it the oldest known meteorite to have hit the earth."

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  1. Re:Get With the Times by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Wow... I guess scientific discoveries don't mean jack shit if they found something from the past. What about the proof that the fine structure constant has changed over time?

    They found the proof by looking into the past.... so dude, do you think we should just disregard it?

    You're a fucking moron.... just stop talking and grow a couple more fucking brain cells.