Nördlinger Ries impact structure

	«	Summary: Theories were developed based on the scientific knowledge of each time. Volcanology and research into ice ages prospered in the 19th century. Both influenced ideas about the development of the Nördlinger Ries. Modern mineralogy and planetary science finally settled the matter in favor of the impact theory. How Suevite and striae were formed is explained here.
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