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- 1Meteor impact in Oklahoma dated 100 million years later than thought▼A meteor hit Oklahoma 100 million years later than scientists thought
New research indicates a meteorite impact in Oklahoma occurred roughly 100 million years more recently than scientists previously estimated. The revised dating changes assumptions about when the impact happened and could affect how researchers understand the region's geological history. The finding is drawing attention from science news readers interested in updates to long-accepted timelines of ancient impact events.