Can you imagine a meteorite so big, that upon impact, it covered Michigan with all kinds of rocks, minerals, and debris? 130 feet thick in some areas? Well, it happened, about 1.8 billion years ago…..before life began here.

Michigan Buried by Impact of Meteorite

Obviously, there is much more to this story…but if your appetite is whetted, you can check out further details here. That was over a billion years ago…do you think it will ever happen again?

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