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Meteorite.org provides meteorite photographs, free information, and links about meteorites ... Learn about meteorites. Meteorite hunting, photographs and information...
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Impact event - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An impact event is the collision of a large meteorite, asteroid, comet, or other celestial object with the Earth or another planet. Impact events have been a plot and background element in science f...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_event
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Meteorite Types ... A "fall" means the meteorite was witnessed by someone as it fell from the sky. A "find" means the meteorite was not witnessed and the meteorite was found after the fact. About 33% of the meteorites are witnessed falls. ... Meteorite and Impacts Advisory Committee, includes info and more images...
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www.nineplanets.org/meteorites.html
www.nineplanets.org/meteorites.html
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Since this discovery much work has been focused on meteorite impacts being possible causes of other mass extinctions with many people focusing on the largest, the Permo-Triassic event .
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palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Palaeofiles/Permian/Meteorites.ht...
palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Palaeofiles/Permian/Meteorites.html
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Meteorite Impacts and Mass Extinctions ... Among the mechanisms that have been suggested to have caused these mass extinctions have been large volcanic eruptions, changes in climatic conditions, changes in sea level, and, more recently, meteorite impacts.
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www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/impacts.htm
www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/impacts.htm
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Aberdeen scientists provide direct evidence of major ancient asteroid collision ... Summary of Main Points: ... The first British impact deposit...
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www.abdn.ac.uk/geology/research/grouppages/meteoriteimp...
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Meteorite impacts are often associated with huge disasters, mass extinction and why the dinosaurs disappeared from the face of the Earth some 65 million years ago. However, the opposite may also occur -- that new and more varied animal life arises following such a catastrophe, is shown by new research. ... Share Blog Cite...
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080314110406.htm
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When a meteorite hits the Earth, the osmium is released where the meteorite landed. If it lands in the ocean, the osmium mixes in the ocean very quickly. Eventually these new levels of osmium settle into deep ... News from NSF: Geologists Discover New Way of Estimating Size and Frequency of Meteorite Impacts (4/11/08)
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www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/headline_universe/olpa/...
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/headline_universe/olpa/meteorite_impacts_11april08.html
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Large meteorite impacts may not just throw up huge dust clouds but also punch right through the Earth's crust, triggering gigantic volcanic eruptions. ... But elsewhere, there is growing support for the idea that Earth's volcanism may be closely entwined with meteorite impacts.
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www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3171
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