Meteor bodies that destroyed the dinosaurs from the earth also fell on the moon, there was devastation!

Many surprising facts about our natural satellite are coming out from the samples brought to Earth from the Moon by the Chinese spacecraft Chang’e-5. Scientists have now found evidence of the impact of such an asteroid on the Moon, which matches the large asteroid that collided with the Earth. Dinosaurs were destroyed on earth due to these big asteroids.

The analysis of soils brought from the lunar surface also showed that the collision and impact events on Earth were not single events, but a series of other events of smaller impact. Scientists at Curtin University studied microscopic glass fragments found in soil brought from the surface of the Moon, which were about two billion years old.

Samples from the lunar surface were brought to Earth in 2020 by a Chinese spacecraft, which have been shared with the global scientific community for in-depth study and analysis. Researchers at Curtin University say that the microscopic pieces of glass were created by the effect of the heat and pressure of the asteroid. Researchers have also analyzed their timing and distribution.

solid evidence of meteorite fall

The research study, published in Science Advances, states that fine particles of silicate glass formed during volcanic eruptions or the impact of a collision have been components of the lunar soil. They are generally considered to be round in shape and they range in size from 10 micrometers to a few millimeters. The samples brought are usually circular, oval or dumbbell shaped.

Researchers studying this soil say that the microscopic glass beads found in this soil can be formed only when an atmosphere of high temperature and pressure is created due to the fall of the meteorite. Something similar happens on Earth when a big meteorite body falls somewhere. Wherever a meteorite falls, silicate glass is formed and such traces or evidence are left when the lava of the volcano has melted or a meteorite has fallen.

The study also found that the largest impact events on Earth, such as the Chicxulub crater, may have occurred 66 million years ago as well as many smaller impact events. Lead researcher Professor Alexander Nemchin said that now this team wants to compare so that it can be understood that the time and structure of craters on the Moon and those on Earth are similar.

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