Archive for July 4th, 2012

Melt-glass material in a thin layer of sedimentary rock Supports Theory of Extraterrestrial Impact

An 18-member international team of researchers that includes James Kennett, professor of earth science at UC Santa Barbara, has discovered melt-glass material in a thin layer of sedimentary rock in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Syria. According to the researchers, the material — which dates back nearly 13,000 years — was formed at temperatures of 1,700 […]