Satellite image showing an asteroid impact crater at Gosses Bluff in the Northern Territory. Source: Supplied From The Australian:
EVIDENCE has been found of a massive asteroid impact near the Queensland-South Australia border more than 300 million years ago.
The asteroid, which produced a shock zone at least 80km wide, could be the second-largest asteroid ever found in Australia.
University of Queensland geothermal energy researcher Dr Tongu Uysal discovered the asteroid impact during his studies of the Cooper Basin, which is a large geothermal energy resource being developed on the border between Queensland and South Australia.
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