File:Asteroid whiplash in Gunflint iron formation (34147977763).jpg

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Description Brittle Rock Deformation for utter chaos in northern Minnesota as seen in Neoproterozoic Sudbury Impact Layer that caps the Gunflint Iron Range. A natural history story written in 1.85 billion year old Gunflint Iron Range formation as dished out by ~36,000 mph, ~10 mile-wide asteroid abruptly encountering our planet, 480 miles (770 km) east of this location
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Author Mike Beauregard from Canada
Camera location48° 05′ 40.32″ N, 90° 48′ 04.42″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by subarcticmike at https://flickr.com/photos/31856336@N03/34147977763. It was reviewed on 13 June 2022 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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