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Scientists have identified unusual tektites in Australia that are likely from a previously unknown asteroid impact around 11 million years ago, but the impact crater has yet to be located, with possible sites in Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea.
Scientists discovered unique impact glass in South Australia, dating back about 10.76 million years, indicating a previously unknown asteroid impact that created a strewn field over a large area, with no visible crater found yet.
Researchers discovered that some tektites in an Australian museum, previously thought to originate from an 800,000-year-old asteroid impact, are actually over 11 million years old, revealing a forgotten cosmic impact in Earth's history.
Geologist Kerry Sieh believes he has found the location of a massive meteorite impact that occurred 800,000 years ago. After encountering tektites (glassy, black blobs formed by meteorite strikes) in a jewelry store in Vietnam, Sieh studied scientific literature and satellite images to identify a possible impact site in the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos. His latest research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals a pattern of thickening ejecta deposits in the region, suggesting the presence of an impact crater. While some scientists remain skeptical, others are proposing return trips to the area to confirm the findings.