An asteroid breakup 160 Myr ago as the probable source of the K/T impactor

2007/09/01 by William F. Bottke, W. F. Bottke, David Vokrouhlický +1 · 4 citations
Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Isotope Analysis in Ecology #Planetary Science and Exploration

paper · doi:10.1038/nature06070

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Citations

• A meteorite from the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary
• Observed spectral properties of near-Earth objects: results for population distribution, source regions, and space weathering processes
• Thermal inertia of near-Earth asteroids and implications for the magnitude of the Yarkovsky effect
• Express delivery of fossil meteorites from the inner asteroid belt to Sweden

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