Talk:Yarrabubba impact structure

Add Crater Infobox?

Someone may want to apply crater template {{Infobox crater | crater_name = {{SUBST:PAGENAME}} | image_crater = | alt_crater = | caption_crater = | image_bathymetry = | alt_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = | coords = {{coord|89|59|59|N|179|59|59|W|region:ZZ_type:waterbody|display =inline,title}} | type = | basin_countries = | length = | width = | area = | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | rim = | elevation = | cities = | reference = }}

Crater characteristics

--YakbutterT (talk) 23:39, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

Is Yarrabubba really the oldest?

The article about Suavjarvi crater in Karelia gives an age for it greater than Yarrabubba's. The Suavjarvi article includes a dead link. I don't know any sources other than said dead link to verify Suavjarvi's age. SlyGuyFox (talk) 06:04, 7 September 2019 (UTC)

I suspect the reason that Yarrabubba impact structure is regarded to be the oldest known impact structure is because it is still disputed whether the putative Suavjarvi impact structure is either a real impact structure or misinterpretation of ordinary geologic features for which evidence of shock metamorphism is completely lacking. Go see:

Huber, M.S., Plado, J., and Ferrière, L., 2013, Oldest impact structures on Earth—The case study of the Suavjärvi structure (Russia), in Proceedings, Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution V: Lunar and Planetary Institute Contribution 1737, abstract 3073.

and Reimold, W.U., 2007. The Impact Crater Bandwagon:(Some problems with the terrestrial impact cratering record). Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 42, pp.1467-1472. Paul H. (talk) 00:07, 8 July 2022 (UTC)