'Tiny clocks' crystallize understanding of meteorite crashes
Friday, May 26, 2017 - 13:11
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Almost two billion years ago, a 10-kilometre-wide chunk of space slammed down into rock near what is now the city of Sudbury. Now, scientists from Western University and the University of Portsmouth are marrying details of that meteorite impact with technology that measures surrounding crystal fragments as a way to date other ancient meteorite strikes.