Washington Post story highlights asteroid that struck Decorah--470 million years ago

It happened 470 million years ago, which doesn't exactly make this "breaking news."

But with the news of the asteroid that just missed hitting Earth and the meteor that landed in Russia, the Washington Post has written a story highlighting the research being done by several geologists into an asteroid that struck Decorah.

Robert McKay, a geologist at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.has been working with others on this "Big Bang."  The crater left by the asteroid impact was three and a hlaf miles wide.

Mc Kay has spoken at Luther College in the past about his research.  For the full text of the profile of Mc Kay and other scientists studying the Decorah asteroid explosion, visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/crater-found-in-iowa-points-to-asteroid-break-up-470-million-years-ago/2013/02/18/545131f8-76d5-11e2-aa12-e6cf1d31106b_story.html