Scientists believe tektites formed from Earth material that melted upon meteorite impact and were thrown into our atmosphere, before falling back to the ground. “Their existence means that the ...

“Tektites,” announced the cashier, handing over a photocopied paper that indicated they formed in a mysterious meteorite strike—Earth’s last major impact, in fact, a catastrophic collision ...

Researchers were led to the impact site by a set of small black glassy objects called tektites, which scientists believe were formed from Earth material that melted from the meteorite’s impact.

Rolfe Erickson carries the black, pebble-sized object everywhere. At any time, he will pull it out of his pocket and reel off what he believes to be its 2.7 million-year history. No one is safe ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Tektites and Impact Fragments from the Moon ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 210 No. 2 (February 1964), p. 50 doi:10.1038 ...

571, on the origin of tektites, the strongest argument against his suggestion that they were formed by the fusion of terrestrial material in meteorite craters is that no tektite has yet been ...

Meteorites are rare and wondrous ... or they may be a special kind of rock known as a tektite. Tektites are bits of natural glass which are produced by the impact of a meteoroid hitting the ...

The impact of the 1.2 mile-wide meteorite flung debris across 10% of the planet's surface. Scientists have found this ancient debris, mostly in the form of glass blobs known as tektites ...

Many scientists believe that the tektites, which are found in several areas around the world, were formed when meteorites or comets collided with the earth. The en- counters were so catastrophic ...

A large meteorite can launch bits of molten rock into the atmosphere when it impacts Earth. When that molten rock cools, it forms tektites, shown here. Photo by Robert Eastman / Alamy Stock Photo ...