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Impact-formed glass provides evidence of cosmic collision in Brazil about 6 million years ago

For the first time in Brazil, researchers have identified a field of tektites. These are natural glasses formed by the high-energy impact of extraterrestrial bodies against Earth's surface. These ...
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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 occurred approximately 6 million years ago. This field contains natural ...
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Scientists Discovered Glass Orbs from an Ancient Asteroid Impact. The Crater Is Nowhere to Be Found.

A new study reveals a previously unknown meteorite impact that took place in northeastern Brazil some 6.3 million years ago. An international team of scientists found a 900-kilometer-long "strewn ...