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W. F. Bottke,
David Vokrouhlický,
David Nesvorný
(2007).
An asteroid breakup 160 Myr ago as the probable source of the K/T impactor.
Nature
, 449
(7158)
, 48-53.
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06070
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- 10.1038/nature06070