Hiawatha Crater

Ancient tree and plant parts found in Greenland’s youthful Hiawatha Crater

The large variety of Hiawatha impactite grains containing terrestrial organic matter with a likely age between 2.5 Ma and 50 ka support the conclusion in [1] that the crater itself is not much eroded and...

George Howard · February 26, 2019 · updated January 18, 2023

The large variety of Hiawatha impactite grains containing terrestrial organic matter with a likely age between 2.5 Ma and 50 ka support the conclusion in [1] that the crater itself is not much eroded and very young, and the possibility of an age of less than 50 ka remains open.