| 41. | Granophyre may also form as the uppermost stratigraphic layer resulting from melting of upper-middle crustal rocks by a meteorite impact.
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| 42. | The basin of this somewhat circular lake was formed by meteorite impact 700? million years ago during the Cryogenian period.
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| 43. | This includes analogues of deep subsurface habitats, and temporary habitats that can form after volcanic eruptions and large meteorite impacts.
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| 44. | Other potential habitats include lakes formed in the higher latitudes after cometary or meteorite impacts, or as a result of volcanism.
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| 45. | Then, at layers corresponding to the meteorite impact, flowering plants disappear and ferns make up about 90 percent of specimens found.
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| 46. | The mission will determine if there is any meteorite impacts on Mars, which could provide knowledge about such processes on Earth.
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| 47. | Just as the dinosaurs did 65 million years ago, in the belief of those who practice " meteorite impact science ."
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| 48. | The most popular explanation for the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous is that it resulted from a meteorite impact.
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| 49. | Though the meteorite impact theory of tektite formation is widely accepted, there has been considerable controversy about their origin in the past.
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| 50. | The presence of iron fragments at the site also pointed to a meteorite impact, as there are no iron deposits in the region.
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