Approximately 4,000 years ago, a powerful cataclysm struck the planet in a populated section of Bronze Age India. There, the largest asteroid impact in the last 10,000 years occurred, leaving behind a 1.8 kilometer wide and
496 meter deep crater in the ground. Known as Luna Crater, this feature has since been filled in with sediment and was not confirmed as an impact crater until only 3 months ago. This is the story of the Bronze Age cataclysm which formed the large Luna Impact Crater.

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Note: This paper was used to source the unusual asteroid/meteor linked minerals and asteroids along with the levels of platinum group elements in Luna Crater.
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0:00 Ancient Meteorite Impact
0:45 Impact Event Effects
2:22 Is Luna Crater the Largest?
3:30 Platinum Group Elements
4:37 Meteorite Linked Minerals