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Boundary-layer sediment samples from the 2007 sites

SamplepublisherMagnetic grains, microspherules and other markers reported 2007
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Samples from Murray Springs, Blackwater Draw, Arlington Canyon and other sites. No public archive of the original samples was found; later tests resampled the sites.

Richard Firestone and colleagues, 2007. publisher

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DocumentRichard Firestone and colleagues · doi.org · 2007-10-09 · publisherPrimary source: Evidence for an extraterrestrial impact 12,900 years ago that contributed to the megafaunal extinctions and the Younger Dryas cooling2 steps from the original

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MinneapolisMilwaukeeAppletonFargoSioux FallsBillingsLa Crosse1North America500 kmOmahaSt. PaulJolietMadison1500 km
North America · Region

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Boundary-layer sediment samples from the 2007 sites [Artifact ART0D51XY9P3QFB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D51XY9P3QFB
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