Korean crater study finds ancient microbial structures (opens in new tab)

Researchers led by Jaesoo Lim of the Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources reported finding stromatolite structures beneath the Hapcheon impact crater area in South Korea, which they described as evidence of ancient microbial life preserved in an asteroid-impact setting. Evrensel reported that the structures were found in the northwestern part of the Jeokjung-Chogye Basin and that the impact crater formed about 42,000 years ago. The study links the stromatolites to a post-impac...