About 800,000 years ago an enormous monster space rock collided with the Earth. The stroke of the 1.2-mile-wide meteorite was so intense that it affected over 10 percent of the planet's surface.
Although it was well known when the space rock fell and how far its debris scattered, scientists still had no idea where it exactly fell.
The map on the upper left shows how far tektites from an 800,000-year-old meteor spread. The main map shows the Bolaven volcanic field in Laos (circled in blue), the spot the meteorite hit.
A new study suggests that the meteorite struck present-day Laos, and its impact crater is under the Bolaven volcanic field.
Source: businessinsider
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