Proximal ejecta of the Bolaven extraterrestrial impact, southern Laos

• Main Authors: Sieh, Kerry, Schonwalder Angel, Dayana, Herrin, Jason, Jicha, Brian, Singer, Brad, Sihavong, Vanpheng, Wiwegwin, Weerachat, Wong, Nathanael, Quah, Jia Yong
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Bolaven Plateau; Ejecta
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173131
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Sediments in southern Laos and eastern Thailand confirm that the Australasian tektite strewn field came from an extraterrestrial impact crater on the Bolaven Plateau of southern Laos. The principal evidence is the Bolaven diamicton, a pebbly to bouldery breccia that is thickest and coarsest on the p...