Inferno in Germany’s prehistoric times

Ashton Edwards
By Ashton Edwards
Astronomy
Inferno in Germany’s prehistoric times

The crash of a planetoid measuring around 1.5 kilometers in size almost 15 million years ago unleashed a true inferno where the town of Nördingen is today.
© Illustration: Stocktrek Images/Getty Images

Earth has repeatedly been hit by devastating small planets. There are even two geologically young craters in southern Germany. Did they arise at the same time?

by THORSTEN DAMBECK

When a powerful planetoid crashed into what is now southern Germany, no people lived there. The scars from the impact are almost gone

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