Massive meteorite impact created the hottest mantle rock ever
May 12, 2022
2 minutes
WORDS STEPHANIE PAPPAS
he hottest rock ever discovered in Earth’s crust, a fist-sized piece of black glass, was discovered in 2011 and was formed in temperatures reaching 2,370 degrees Celsius – hotter than much of the Earth’s mantle. A new analysis of minerals
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