[meteorite-list] Mysterious patches of glassy rock across Atacama Desert

Robert Verish bolidechaser at yahoo.com
Tue Aug 15 19:37:22 EDT 2023


This story caused a big splash on the Internet back in late-2021, but I'm still looking for a published paper.  
Has anyone heard anything more about this speculated comet impact?  

Here is a follow-up article (dated Nov. 8, 2021) regarding a reported finding of impact-melt glass from a suspect "comet impact in the Atacama Desert".  
https://www.sci.news/space/atacama-desert-comet-10247.html

Here is the original CNN article:  
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/03/world/atacama-desert-glass-comet-scn/index.html


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