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839:Steen River
829:Siljan Ring
759:Manicouagan
744:Keurusselkä
438:Meteoritics
330:3689 Yeates
280:octahedrite
258:Description
225:Great Sandy
155: /
143:125°22′21″E
130:Coordinates
119:Great Sandy
70:Pleistocene
1105:Categories
995:Stishovite
895:Australite
874:Yarrabubba
844:Strangways
804:Presqu'île
779:Montagnais
749:Lappajärvi
699:Charlevoix
684:Beaverhead
679:Araguainha
633:By country
603:Antarctica
336:References
140:22°58′12″S
46:Confidence
960:Moldavite
955:Meteorite
940:Impactite
869:Woodleigh
864:Vredefort
824:Shoemaker
784:Morokweng
769:Mistastin
709:Chicxulub
613:Australia
593:Worldwide
496:130096764
365:20 August
350:"Veevers"
171:Australia
49:Confirmed
1014:Research
859:Tunnunik
754:Logancha
724:Haughton
694:Carswell
638:Possible
521:: 421–9.
501:Abstract
444:: 754–6.
294:See also
115:Location
110:Location
67:<1 Ma
54:Diameter
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1000:Suevite
905:Coesite
900:Breccia
849:Sudbury
799:Popigai
794:Obolon'
774:Mjølnir
739:Karakul
729:Kamensk
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669:Acraman
476:Bibcode
424:: 77–8.
288:breccia
265:nuclide
168:Country
84:Drilled
76:Exposed
883:Topics
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618:Europe
598:Africa
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