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1. Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Oct-2024 04:38:09 JST Flipboard Science Desk

   A colossal asteroid once boiled the oceans. It also did the unexpected.

   @Mashable reports: "Scientists suspect the impact left behind a monstrous crater some 297 miles (487 kilometers) wide, and created rock formations that remain exposed today in South Africa — with telltale signs from the ancient collision."

   https://flip.it/-MjEzu

   Here's the full study: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2408721121

   #Asteroid #Geology #Earth #Science