6 Million Years Ago Something Slammed Into Modern-Day Brazil

These tektites found in Brazil are the evidence of an ancient impact. They're pebble-sized pieces of glass formed in the heat of a collision. The impact occurred about 6 million years ago and spread tektites over three Brazilian provinces. Image Credit: Álvaro Penteado Crósta/IG-UNICAMP

Researchers in Brazil have discovered another tektite field. Tektites are gravel-sized chunks of natural glass formed by impacts and spread over a wide area. Their presence indicates that a powerful impact occurred 6 million years ago.

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