Tiny 'spherules' reveal details about Earth's asteroid impacts
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 15:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers are learning details about asteroid impacts going back to the Earth's early history by using a new method for extracting precise information from tiny "spherules" embedded in layers of rock.
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