‘Shockwave Of Fire’ Rained Down After Old Comet Strike On Earth, Scientists Say

‘Shockwave Of Fire’ Rained Down After Old Comet Strike On Earth, Scientists Say:

‘Shockwave Of Fire’ Rained Down After Old Comet Strike On Earth, Scientists Say

Artist’s conception of a comet exploding in the Earth’s atmosphere above Egypt. Credit: Terry Bakker

Speak about destruction. A comet slammed into Earth’s atmosphere 28 million years ago and basically killed everything with fire below, leaving a huge deposit of yellow silica glass in its wake, a team of astronomers say.
The evidence — a black pebble found by an Egyptian geologist within this vast tract of glass — is believed to be a part of the comet’s nucleus or heart and not just an ordinary meteorite. The team says this could be the first hard evidence, so to speak, of a comet striking Earth.
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Post tags: comet striking earth, diamonds, egypt, silica glass, Tutankhamun
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