Could a nearby supernova explosion have caused a mass extinction?
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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 paleontologists. We discuss the possible rate of such events in the light of the recent suggested identification of Geminga as a supernova remnant less than 100 parsec (pc) away and the discovery of a millisecond pulsar about 150 pc away and observations of SN 1987A. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.1.235