A massive crater hides beneath Greenland’s ice

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/impact-crater-greenland-asteroid-younger-dryas

Scientists have discovered a 31-kilometer-wide crater underneath 930 meters of ice in northwest Greenland. The pit being 1.5 kilometers across could potentially cause major environmental damage across the Northern Hemisphere. Researchers suggest this impact of the meteorite took place about 13,000 years ago causing the Younger Dryas. Researchers discovered deformed quartz minerals along with signs of ancient impact within sediments on the outer edges of the crater.

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I think it is amazing how we are still discovering new things around the world and learning more about Earth's history. It allows us to get a glimpse of the past and the affect it will have in the future.

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  1. AnonymousDecember 10, 2018 at 4:53 AM

    while the discovery of a crater while pretty tame on its own only makes me wonder about the hundreds of things over thousands of years that were trapped under ice and glaciers only to be released now.

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