Scientists suggests for a full geophysical survey of The Minch as they doubts the presence of hidden Scottish meteorite crater. In 2008, the idea that such a structure lies between the Western Isles and mainland Scotland was put forward.
The evidence for the rocky debris that would have been produced by a giant impact, was found on the Highlands coast. The spot where the meteorite fell into the earth can be found out as per Oxford and Aberdeen universities.
As per the evidence collected the scientists estimated that the incident happened about 1.2 billion years ago when the continents were arranged very differently from how they are now, and life on our planet would have existed almost exclusively in the oceans.
A group of Red colored rocks were found on the eastern side of The Minch. This is considered as the key supporting evidence.
Dr Ken Amor said to bbc, “If you imagine debris flowing out in a big cloud across the landscape, hugging the ground, eventually that material slows down and comes to rest. But it’s the stuff out in front that stops first while the stuff behind is still pushing forward and it overlaps what’s in front”.
Oxford researcher said to media that the orientation of magnetic particles within the fabric of the rock at several locations had been examined, which allowed them to triangulate back to an origin.
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