Meteorite impacts create time capsules of what they destory

I was surfin Ars today and stumbled across this interesting article that talks about how when a meteorite impacts the earth it creates glass crystals that encase any nearby organic matter.  It seems a little farfetched but has been proven based on the article.

What this means is that we now have another way to look into the past and see things the way they were like how the earth was right before the dinos became oil or when mars had an atmosphere.

The only problem is, these crystals are extremely small and after millions of years they can get broken, stolen or consumed by other animals in the area. 

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