North American tektite strewn field
The North American tektite strewn field is a large area, known as a strewn field, in North America defined by the presence of tektites consistent with having come from the same bolide. The field is believed to be associated with the Chesapeake Bay impact crater.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Specktor, Brandon (August 19, 2019). "America's Largest Asteroid Impact Left a Trail of Destruction Across the Eastern United States". space.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
When the Chesapeake Bay impactor smashed into the Atlantic, it showered the surrounding land and water with shards of molten glass (known as "tektites") for hundreds of miles in every direction. This rain of meteoric debris formed what scientists call the North American tektite strewn field, ...