Scientists uncover evidence of ancient giant meteor strike in Scotland

A team of scientists led by Ken Amor from the Department of Earth Sciences at Oxford University has uncovered evidence of the largest meteor ever to strike the British Isles. Based on scattered debris material first discovered near Ullapool, northwest Scotland in 2008, the researchers from Oxford and Aberdeen Universities have concluded that a meteorite hit the Earth 1.2 billion years ago 15 to 20 km (9 to 12 mi) off the coast of Scotland.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2X5VPIq