How Tektites Form During Meteorite Impacts
In short: Discover how hypervelocity meteorite impacts melt terrestrial rock into glassy tektites that scatter across the globe.
A 1:32 short film in the series “Nature's Extremes”.
Sources used in this film: Britannica, “Tektite | Properties, Distribution, & Facts | Britannica”; Planetary Science Institute, “Tektite - Planetary Science Institute”; Britannica, “Meteorite crater | Impact Structure, Geology & Formation | Britannica”.
Sources used in this film
- Britannica — Tektite | Properties, Distribution, & Facts | Britannica · View →
- Planetary Science Institute — Tektite - Planetary Science Institute · View →
- Britannica — Meteorite crater | Impact Structure, Geology & Formation | Britannica · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Tektite | Properties, Distribution, & Facts | Britannica
- Also: Tektite - Planetary Science Institute
- Also: Meteorite crater | Impact Structure, Geology & Formation | Britannica
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