Nestled on a hillside in Guangdong Province near Zhaoqing City, the Jinlin crater managed to hide in plain sight until researchers identified it as an impact structure.
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At 900 Meters Across, Earth's Largest Modern Impact Crater Has Just Been Found By Scientists
Among the hilly forests of southern China, scientists have discovered the largest modern meteorite impact crater on Earth.
On November 17, 2025, scientists announced the discovery of the world’s largest “modern” impact crater in southern China. The ...
A team of researchers has uncovered a remarkably intact impact structure that is now known as the Jinlin crater.
Thousands of years ago, a space rock hit what is now China, leaving a bowl-shaped crater some 900 meters wide ...
GUANGZHOU, 24 October (BelTA - Xinhua) - The Jinlin impact crater in south China's Guangdong Province has been confirmed as the largest known crater on Earth since the Holocene period, which spans ...
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