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Antarctica asteroid impact from 430,000 years ago discovered by scientists
03/04/2021 05:46 PM | Click to read full article
The extra-terrestrial particles recovered on the summit of Walnumfjellet (WN) within the Sor Rondane Mountains, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica, indicate an unusual touchdown event.
A jet of melted and vaporised meteoritic material resulting from the atmospheric entry of an asteroid at least 100 metres in size reached the surface at high velocity.
