cosmogenic
koz-mo-JEN-ik
Definition
Relating to the formation of isotopes caused by cosmic radiation interacting with terrestrial matter, used in geochronology to date how long a surface or object has been exposed to the sky.
Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'kosmos' (world or universe) and the suffix '-genic' (producing or caused by), referring to phenomena resulting from interaction with rays originating in space.
In the news
In this article, cosmogenic burial dating is listed as one of the specific scientific techniques used to determine the age of the bone fragments found in the Norwegian cave.
In a Norwegian cave in 2025, scientists found 75,000-year-old bones of polar bears, walruses, and bowhead whales — and the remains of a species of lemming now extinct in Europe that had never been found in Scandinavia before
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