Pure glass fragments scattered throughout South Australia at the moment are mentioning a large asteroid influence that befell round 11 million years in the past on this newly found discipline. The glass referred to as ‘tektites’ is fashioned when a meteorite crashes into the Earth with sufficient vitality to soften rocks on the floor and hurl molten particles throughout nice distances. These fragments, distinctive to Australia, have preserved a document of a catastrophic occasion that scientists by no means knew had occurred. But, the influence crater stays lacking.
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