Friday, November 16, 2018

Ice age crater discovered beneath Greenland glaciers

Ice age crater discovered beneath Greenland glaciers- The Hindu 

  • Beneath a kilometer of snow and ice in northern Greenland,an asteroid impact crater bigger than the area of Paris is discovered.
  • This is the first time crater of any size has been found under earth's ice sheets.
  • It is more than 31km in diameter.
  • The crater is well preserved because glaciers ice is an incredibly efficient erosive agent.
  • This crater is over 3 million year old.
  • This is first discovered in July 2015

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