A visualization of the proposed Younger Dryas impact event approximately 12,800 years ago. Evidence including nanodiamonds, melt glass, and platinum anomal
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A visualization of the proposed Younger Dryas impact event approximately 12,800 years ago. Evidence including nanodiamonds, melt glass, and platinum anomalies across multiple continents supports the hypothesis that a comet fragment struck the Northern Hemisphere ice sheet.
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