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Saturday, July 5, 2008 |
Saturday, July 5, 2008 |
Photo: "Oddball" Scottish Rocks Formed By MeteoriteThe two pink, slightly curled sandstone slabs (center) were ripped up from underlying bedrock, and the sandstone block (center right) was rolled into a ball by the force of the meteorite crash. The new findings solve a long-standing puzzle about the layer of rock, which stretches for about 31 miles (50 kilometers). Photograph courtesy Ken Amor, University of Oxford
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