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Scientists discover massive underwater crater that is 3x larger than the Grand Canyon
About 35 million years ago, an asteroid struck the ocean off the East Coast of North America, leaving behind a massive impact ...
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Crater Three Times Larger Than the Grand Canyon Found in the U.S.
H idden beneath the East Coast of the United States lies the Chesapeake Bay impact crater, a colossal structure formed 35 million years ago when a massive asteroid struck the region.Spanning 25 ...
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Mineral Makeup Hints At Site Of Missing Impact Crater
The chemical makeup of mineral inclusions preserved in impact glass hints at the site of a missing impact crater. Tektites are natural glass formed when debris falls back to Earth after a ...
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5 times asteroids struck the Earth's surface in recent history
Key events include the Tunguska Event, the Chelyabinsk Event, the Barringer Crater, the Chesapeake Bay Crater ... While just the idea of an asteroid impact seems like the stuff of science fiction ...