The Encyclopædia Britannica explains: “Tektites have been the subject of intense scientific scrutiny throughout much of the 20th century owing to their unknown and possibly extraterrestrial origins, but they are now recognized as having formed from the melting and rapid cooling of terrestrial rocks that have been vaporized by the high - energy impacts of large meteorites, comets, or asteroids upon the surface of the Earth. ”
وقد ذابت هذه الصخور بفعل الطاقة الشديدة الناتجة عن اصطدامات النيازك الكبيرة ،‏ المذنَّبات ،‏ او الكويكبات بسطح الارض » .‏