Carbon Cenosphere (IMAGE)

Indiana University

Carbon Cenosphere

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Carbon cenospheres are tiny, carbon-rich particles that form when coal and heavy fuel are heated intensely. Scientists have now learned that cenospheres can form in the wake of asteroid impacts, too.

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Mark Harvey

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