New study shows that Lake Mien was formed by a meteoric impact
Volcano or meteorite? Over the past 100 years, two different theories have been put forward to explain the formation of Lake Mien. However, researchers from Lund University can now definitively state in a new study that the lake in Småland was formed by a gigantic celestial object. It was long thought that the circular Lake Mien in southern Småland was the remains of a volcano. However, in 1910 th
https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-study-shows-lake-mien-was-formed-meteoric-impact - 2025-10-07