Chicxulub crater - Wikipedia
The aftermath of the asteroid collision, which occurred approximately 66 million years ago, is believed to have caused the mass extinction of non-avian dinosaurs and many other species on Earth. [13] The impact spewed hundreds of billions of tons of sulfur into the atmosphere, producing a worldwide blackout and freezing temperatures which ...
Updated: Drilling of dinosaur-killing impact crater explains
2016年11月17日 · UPDATE: Today, scientists published their first results from a drilling expedition into Chicxulub crater, the buried remnants of an asteroid impact off the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico that killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Their discovery of shocked, granite rocks from deep in the crust placed "out of order" on top of sedimentary ...
What Happened the Day a Giant, Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Hit the …
2019年9月9日 · The buried crater, over 90 miles in diameter, was created when a massive asteroid struck the planet 66 million years ago and brought a calamitous end to the reign of dinosaurs.
Chicxulub Crater dust confirms cause of dinosaurs’ extinction
2023年11月16日 · The cosmic artillery strike gouged a 125-mile-wide (200 km) crater in Earth surface, lofting plumes of vaporized rock and debris into the air that globally blocked out views of the Sun for years...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid was likely a giant mudball, study says - CNN
2024年8月16日 · A study reveals the chemical makeup of the Chicxulub asteroid that collided with Earth and resulted in the extinction of nearly all dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
The cataclysm that killed the dinosaurs - Harvard Gazette
2021年2月15日 · The Chicxulub impactor, as it’s known, was a plummeting asteroid or comet that left behind a crater off the coast of Mexico that spans 93 miles and goes 12 miles deep. Its devastating impact brought the reign of the dinosaurs to an abrupt and calamitous end, scientists say, by triggering their sudden mass extinction, along with the end of ...
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was not alone - BBC
2024年10月3日 · The huge asteroid that hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not alone, scientists have confirmed.
Chicxulub: The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs | New Scientist
A crater at the edge of the Yucatán peninsula in Mexico was created by a massive asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago
Nadir crater: The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was not …
The huge asteroid that hit Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was not alone, scientists have confirmed.
Chicxulub, the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs
Chicxulub, the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs