Was a giant comet responsible for a North American catastrophe in 11000 BC?
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 14:07
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- 13,000 years ago the Earth was struck by thousands of Tunguska-sized cometary fragments over the course of an hour, leading to a dramatic cooling of the planet, according to astronomer Professor Bill Napier of the Cardiff University Astrobiology Centre. He presents his new model in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.