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meteorite impact
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meteorite impactcan shatter meteoroid2001-09-27 09:30:07.0
can produce
  • crater
  • blinding white light like a nuclear detonation
  • ejecta blanket
  • tektites and impact melt glass
  • seismic disturbances like Earthquakes
has source: Talbot, J. 2001, 2001-09-27 09:30:07.0
is a kind of meteor event2001-09-27 09:30:07.0
eventhas duration2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has synonym world point2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has time of occurrence2001-09-27 09:29:57.0