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News Release 08-061

Geologists Discover New Way of Estimating Size and Frequency of Meteorite Impacts

Meteorite linked to mass extinction 65 million years ago was four to six kilometers in diameter

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Illustration of meteorite impact into the sea.

Geologists have discovered a new way of estimating the size of impacts from meteorites.

Credit: NASA


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