Scientists Discovered Glass Orbs from an Ancient Asteroid Impact. The Crater Is Nowhere to Be Found.

The discovery of a new tektite-strewn field in northeastern Brazil points to a large meteorite impact—but geologists have yet to find the crater.
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6.3-million-year-old glass fragments confirm massive cosmic collision in Brazil

Scientists have officially confirmed the discovery of Geraisites: Brazil’s first-ever field of tektites. These ...
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Rare Glass Blobs in Brazil Reveal an Ancient Impact, But Something Is Missing

Some of the small glass blobs originating with a mysterious ancient impact. (Crósta et al., Geology, 2025) Hundreds of glass fragments found in Brazil are traces of an ancient impact that scattered ...

Scientists uncover 'space glass' in Brazil linked to a 6-million-year-old meteorite impact

A team of researchers has discovered a field of tektites in Brazil, providing evidence of a powerful meteorite impact that ...
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World’s 6th-Largest Tektite Field Suggests A Previously Unknown Giant Impact 6 Million Years Ago

The 600 pieces of shocked glass across Brazil have sparked a search for the impact crater they come from.
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6-Million-Year-Old Meteorite Strike Created a Massive Field of Natural Glass in Brazil

Scientists uncovered a vast field of tektites in Brazil—a rare type of natural glass forged in the aftermath of meteorite impacts. The field stretches across 560 miles (900 kilometers) and dates back ...