Shatter Cones (IMAGE)

Trinity College Dublin

Shatter Cones

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Shatter cones (pyramid-like structures) formed from the shock wave of the impact, and can be seen as that wave migrated through the rock from the bottom up.

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Gavin Kenny, Trinity College Dublin.

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