New study may have found how the Grand Canyon was formed

• A new study suggests a meteor impact may have contributed to the formation of the Grand Canyon.
• Published in Geology, the research links Arizona's Meteor Crater, formed 56,000 years ago, to the canyon's development.
• The study hypothesises that the meteor impact triggered landslides that blocked the Colorado River, creating a paleolake within the canyon.
• This theory explains the presence of 56,000-year-old driftwood and lake sediments found in Stanton's Cave, located 150 feet above the river.
• The age of the driftwood matches the geologic age of the asteroid impact and the proposed landslide dam, supporting the connection.

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A meteor may have led to the formation of the Grand Canyon, new study says