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Comet explosion 12,000 years ago turned sand into glass

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The mysterious twisted glass blocks in the Atacama desert, Chile, may have been formed by a large comet that exploded in Earth’s atmosphere about 12,000 years ago, according to research published in the journal Geology on November 2.

The ancient explosion, or possibly multiple explosions in quick succession, produced powerful tornado-like winds with intense heat that ignited desert sands, turning them into silicate glass, a silicon and oxygen-containing solid with a texture special bamboo.

Researchers first discovered these glass blocks about a decade ago, but their origin remains a mystery. Silicate glass blocks, some dark green and others black, lie on swaths of land that run along a 75-kilometer corridor in the Atacama Desert. Glass blocks twist and fold, up to 50 cm long.

The scientists who first found these crystals theorized that they came from a meteor that exploded in the atmosphere, but another group of researchers later suggested that they formed from intense wildfires. . At that time, Atacama was not a desert. Although the soil is sandy, this place still has green trees and grass.


To find out the true origin, a team of experts from the US and Chile conducted chemical analysis of dozens of glass samples in the desert. Inside the glass, they found the mineral zircon, some of which decomposed into baddeleyite, a rare zirconium oxide mineral. The transition from zircon to baddeleyite usually occurs at temperatures higher than 1,670 degrees Celsius, much hotter than wildfire temperatures.The team also discovered minerals in glass that had previously only been found in meteorites and rocks from space. Some minerals, such as cubanite and troilite, are very similar to those found in samples taken from comet Wild 2. In addition, the strange twisted shapes of the glass blocks also indicate intense heat. and the strong winds produced by such a comet explosion. In the end, the team concluded that these glass blocks were most likely the product of a comet similar to Wild 2.

“This is the first time that we have clear evidence of glass on Earth produced by thermal and wind radiation from an asteroid exploding above the ground. To have such a large impact on such a large area. , this has to be a really big bang,” said Pete Schultz, lead author of the study and professor emeritus in the Department of Planetary, Environmental and Earth Sciences at Brown University.

The team of experts estimate the explosion happened about 12,000 years ago, but they hope future studies will help determine the size of the meteorite and the time it fell with greater accuracy.

“It’s too early to say if there’s a cause-and-effect relationship, but this event happened near the time when we think large animals disappeared. It’s worth looking into. It’s also possible that the large animals disappeared. event was witnessed by the original inhabitants, who were new to this land. It must have been a spectacular sight,” said Schultz.

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