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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.

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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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