Ancient asteroid crater located off coast of Scotland
by Ian Sample Science editor from Science | The Guardian on (#4GV7H)
Space object about a mile wide believed to have crashed into Earth around 1.2bn years ago
The location of an ancient impact crater made by the biggest asteroid ever to hit Britain has been traced to a spot under the sea between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides.
Researchers at Oxford and Aberdeen universities found signs of the violent collision in Scotland on a field trip in 2008, but have only now pinpointed where the asteroid came down.
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