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Asish Basu
METEORIC: Shards from a nearly 5-billion-year-old meteorite (magnified in the background) that struck Earth about 250 million years ago were a key piece of new research—led by Asish Basu, professor of earth and environmental sciences—that suggests the impact nearly wiped out life on Earth long before the demise of the dinosaurs. [More] (Photo by Elizabeth Torgerson-Lamark)