Saturday, 3 April, 2021 - 04:45 In a photo taken 10/22/17, near Malaga, Spain, a meteor is seen
streaking past the constellation Canis Minor during the annual Orionid
meteor showers. (Reuters) London - Asharq Al-Awsat
Research led by a Kent-based space scientist has uncovered new evidence of meteor particles reaching the Antarctic ice sheet 430,000 years ago. The team said the findings highlight the importance of reassessing the threat of medium-sized asteroids, with the potential for destructive consequences, reported The Metro.
Researchers recovered extra-terrestrial particles on the summit of Walnumfjellet within the Sor Rondane Mountains in east Antarctica. The discovery indicated a so-called low-altitude meteoritic touchdown event – where a jet of melted and vaporized material from an asteroid at least 100 meters in size reached the surface at high velocity.
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A research team studying tiny particles found in Antarctica have uncovered evidence of an asteroid impact in Antarctica 430,000 years ago, using chemical clues locked in the particles to piece together what happened then.
The findings reiterate the need for the identification of these events in deep sea sediment cores and, if plume expansion reaches landmasses, the sedimentary record, said the team of scientists.
Un impact météorique de 430 000 ans découvert au-dessus de l Antarctique parismatch.be - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from parismatch.be Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.