Nordlingen, Germany: city of Nördlingen in the Donau-Ries district of Bavaria, Germany (Donau-Ries district), which is different from any other city here. In fact, it is different from any other city on earth, which is situated inside such a wide meteorite crater that you will be shocked to know, hence it can be called the most unique city on earth. It is a medieval town, known for its well-preserved medieval walls, Gothic church and Rathaus town hall.
According to the Times of India report, the city of Nördlingen has a population of more than 20 thousand, which is situated inside a huge meteorite crater 25 kilometers wide. This crater, known as the Nordlinger Ridge (Nördlinger Ries) is said to have been formed about 14.5 million years ago, when a meteorite about a mile long hit the Earth. For years, it was believed that the crater in the middle of which the city is located was a volcanic crater, but this was not the case.
The crater was made from a meteorite
In 1960, two American scientists, Eugene Shoemaker (Eugene Shoemaker) and Edward Chao (Edward Chao) He studied this place and proved that the crater was actually caused by a meteorite. While visiting a church in the town of Nördlingen, Shoemaker reportedly scratched its walls to see what it was made of. Then they are shocked quartz (shocked quartzVery happy to discover ).
What is shocked quartz?
Shocked quartz is a type of rock that forms only under the shock pressure associated with a meteorite impact (shock pressures) can be made only from. The subsequent discovery of the strange rock formations of the Nordlinger Ridge led to the conclusion that the crater was the result of a meteorite impact (Meteor Impact) was caused by. Shocked quartz has a different microstructure than normal quartz.
Here is another impact crater
There is another impact crater, called Steinheim Crater, approximately 3.8 km in diameter, located about 42 km southwest of the center of the Nördlinger Ridge. It is believed that both these craters were formed almost simultaneously due to the impact of a binary asteroid. Let us tell you that an impact crater is formed when a solid celestial object (such as an asteroid or meteorite) hits the earth’s surface at a very high speed.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: February 1, 2024, 07:12 IST
