VOICED : French scientists forage for mystery meteorite

VOICED : French scientists forage for mystery meteorite

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Science, Geography, History

9th - 10th Grade

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In central France, scientists study a meteorite site where a cosmic collision occurred over 200 million years ago. The site features a crater with impact melt and non-melted materials. Researcher Philly Bloomberg has been studying the site for 40 years, aiming to understand the origins of the asteroid and planets. The meteorite, with a circumference of 2 kilometers, created a crater over 20 kilometers wide. Its impact, comparable to thousands of nuclear blasts, altered the landscape and architecture. Despite skepticism, organized tours educate the public about this unique discovery, which may hold clues to the origin of life on Earth.

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