Candidate 6-mile-wide Younger Dryas crater identified in Indian Ocean; 8-km crater in Bolivia under study. Researchers identified a candidate 6-mile-wide crater in the Indian Ocean potentially dating to the Younger Dryas Thousands of spherules and pieces of melt glass were found in the ocean sediment An 8-km wide (6-mile) crater in the Bolivian rainforest was identified by NASA satellites using radar detection
Researchers identified a candidate 6-mile-wide crater in the Indian Ocean potentially dating to the Younger Dryas, with thousands of spherules in surrounding sediment. Separately, NASA satellites using radar found an 8-km crater in the Bolivian rainforest where loads of spherules were discovered. A $333,000 grant funded double-blind osmium isotope analysis there! 🛰️
Key Facts
- Researchers identified a candidate 6-mile-wide crater in the Indian Ocean potentially dating to the Younger Dryas
- Thousands of spherules and pieces of melt glass were found in the ocean sediment
- An 8-km wide (6-mile) crater in the Bolivian rainforest was identified by NASA satellites using radar detection
- Researchers found loads of spherules at the Bolivia site and are conducting wide electron beam analysis
- A $333,000 grant funded double-blind studies for osmium isotope analysis at the Bolivia site
Source: Thousands of Explosions in Hours, No Crater Left Behind by The Cosmic Summit