VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-21
“These are rare because the Earth is such a dynamic planet -- plate tectonics and erosion destroy almost all traces of most of these events.”
Uisdean Nicholson · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Dr. Nicholson explained that plate tectonics and erosion destroy almost all traces of most impact events on Earth.
This quote was mechanically extracted from the cited article and verified as an exact substring of the source text before publication. Attribution follows the article's own wording.