Oxytropidoceras Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 A meteorite exploded in the air above Antarctica 430,000 years ago By Katie Hunt, CNN, March 31, 2021 Major Meteoritic Event Occurred over Antarctica 430,000 Years Ago Researchers have found meteoritic spherules on top of Walnumfjellet in the Sør Rondane Mountains, Antarctica. News Staff, Sci News, April 1, 2021 Fiery 'airburst' of superheated gas slammed into Antarctica 430,000 years ago. Nicoletta Lanese, Live Science, March 31, 2021 The paper is: Van Ginneken, M., Goderis, S., Artemieva, n., et al., 2021, A large meteoritic event over Antarctica ca. 430 ka ago inferred from chondritic spherules from the Sør Rondane Mountains. Science Advances. Vol. 7, no. 14, eabc1008, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc1008 Yours, Paul H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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