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Scientists have begun drilling 500 metres into Spain's only recognised meteorite crater in Almería to study 'shocked quartz' and ancient impact geology.

Almería, Spain

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What
Scientists have begun drilling 500 metres into Spain's only recognised meteorite crater in Almería to study 'shocked quartz' and ancient impact geology.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:49:19 GMT · 3h 41m ago
Where
Almería, Spain ·
Why
The research aims to understand how craters formed, filled, and evolved on Earth, Mars, and the Moon.
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