Microtektites Are Likely from Unknown Meteor Impact (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Microtektites Are Likely from Unknown Meteor Impact

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Researchers estimate the microtektites are about 2 to 3 million years old. They are likely the remnants of one or more undocumented meteor impacts on the Florida Platform, the plateau that undergirds the Florida Peninsula.

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Mike Meyer

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