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Major Meteoritic Event Occurred over Antarctica 430,000 Years Ago | Geology, Space Exploration – Sci-News.com
Researchers have found meteoritic spherules on top of Walnumfjellet in the Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica.
Researchers have found meteoritic spherules on top of Walnumfjellet in the Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica.
The breakup of a giant asteroid in the main asteroid belt. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech.
Remnants of hypervelocity impacts on Earths surface are mainly preserved as impact craters, generally circular depressions resulting from asteroids large and/or dense enough to reach ground level without suffering substantial atmospheric disruption, said corresponding author Dr. Matthias Van Ginneken…
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