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Meteorite impact can trigger volcanic eruptions on Earth

Large impacts can be followed by intense, long-lived and explosive volcanic eruptions — not just craters, new research has found. The researchers studied rocks filling one of the largest preserved impact structures on the planet, located in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.  The meteorite hit Earth 1.85 billion years ago and excavated a deep basin, 1.5 km-thick. …

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May 4, 2017