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Scientists think a massive asteroid breakup may have caused a wave of impacts on Earth and other planets about 800 million years ago. They found evidence in the Moon's craters that suggests this event occurred. The researchers believe this could have affected Earth's climate and life.
A team of scientists led by Dr. William Bottke from the Southwest Research Institute thinks a violent collision in the main asteroid belt may have triggered a prolonged wave of impacts across the inner solar system about 800 million years ago.
The researchers propose that the breakup of the parent object that formed the Eulalia asteroid family sent large amounts of debris toward Earth, the Moon, and Mars. This could have produced geological changes across several worlds and even influenced Earth's climate and biosphere.
Dr. Bottke said,
Implications
Scientists think a massive asteroid breakup may have caused a wave of impacts on Earth and other planets about 800 million years ago. They found evidence in the Moon's craters that suggests this event occurred. The researchers believe this could have affected Earth's climate and life.
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