Nestled on a hillside in Guangdong Province near Zhaoqing City, the Jinlin crater managed to hide in plain sight until ...
On November 17, 2025, scientists announced the discovery of the world’s largest “modern” impact crater in southern China. The ...
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Scientists Have Just Discovered a 2,950-Foot Crater Hidden in China, The Largest of Its Kind on Earth
TheJinlin crater, an enormous 900 meters across, is the largest known impact site from the Holocene, Earth’s current geological epoch. Remarkably well-preserved and hidden deep within weathered ...
Researchers confirmed the impact origin of the Jinlin crater: a 900-meter-wide remarkably young impact crater preserved on a ...
The Jinlin crater, measuring 900 meters across, formed during Earth’s current geological epoch. A recently identified and exceptionally well-preserved impact crater is offering scientists new insight ...
At 900 meters, the giant crater in southern China is three times larger than the previous Holocene recorder holder.
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