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Could a nearby supernova explosion have caused a mass extinction?
We examine the possibility that a nearby supernova explosion could have caused one or more of the mass extinctions identified by palaeontologists. We discuss the likely rate of such events in the light of the recent identification of Geminga as a supernova remnant less than 100 pc away and the disco...
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| Lenguaje: | eng |
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1995
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| Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.92.1.235 http://cds.cern.ch/record/246576 |