Evidence of a 12,800-year-old shallow airburst depression in Louisiana with large deposits of shocked quartz and melted minerals
Fitzenreiter et al. · 2025
Airbursts and Cratering Impacts
Citation
Fitzenreiter et al. (2025). Evidence of a 12,800-year-old shallow airburst depression in Louisiana with large deposits of shocked quartz and melted minerals. Airbursts and Cratering Impacts. https://doi.org/10.14293/ACI.2025.0004
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Editorial assessment & provenance
- Editorial assessment
- Strongly supports
- Source collection
- Peer Reviewed Literature
- Record type
- Paper
- Publication status
- Not independently checked
- Author affiliation
- YDB/CRG-associated authors (source classification)
- Source location
- Peer Reviewed Literature, row 238
- Snapshot imported
- 2026-10-08
Source notes
Perhaps the first confirmed "crater" from the YD impact event, a shallow airburst depression rich in impact materials.
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