When large asteroids or comets strike, dust, sulfate and soot can darken the sun. An analysis of nine large craters now indicates that mainly soot from carbon-rich target rocks fits together with strength and frequency of impact-related mass extinction. Decisive could be not only the size of an impact, but also its location. Sendai (Japan). Large [...] The article Asteroids: soot from impact rock could explain mass extinction first appeared on s…
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When large asteroids or comets strike, dust, sulfate and soot can darken the sun. An analysis of nine large craters now indicates that mainly soot from carbon-rich target rocks fits together with strength and frequency of impact-related mass extinction. Decisive could be not only the size of an impact, but also its location. Sendai (Japan). Large [...] The article Asteroids: soot from impact rock could explain mass extinction first appeared on s…