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At the site of the dinosaur-killing crater, scientists find a surprise
The menacing asteroid that wiped out non-avian dinosaurs left a colossal marine crater in what's now the Yucatan Peninsula.
Dinosaur Doomsday Crater Became an Ocean Oasis for 700,000 Years
Cores extracted from the impact crater revealed evidence of an ancient, life-nurturing hydrothermal system in the wake of the ...
Life recovered rapidly at site of dino-killing asteroid. A hydrothermal system may have helped
About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into the planet, wiping out all non-avian dinosaurs and about 70% of all ...
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Dinosaur-killing asteroid left behind a huge crater that actually helped life recover
The Chicxulub asteroid crater supported marine life for 700,000 years, showing that some mass extinction events may help life ...
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How the dinosaur-killing asteroid helped life bounce back
About 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid slammed into Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs, along with around 70% of all ...
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Scientists reaffirm theory that giant asteroid killed dinosaurs
slammed into the Gulf of Mexico, said Richard Norris, a paleoceanographer at the University of California San Diego. The impact caused a crater 24 miles deep and 125 miles wide, according to ...
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Life recovered rapidly at site of dino-killing asteroid: A hydrothermal system may have helped
The researchers found evidence that osmium from the asteroid buried kilometers beneath the impact crater was continuously released in the Gulf of Mexico due to submarine hydrothermal activity.
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Life recovered rapidly at site of dino-killing asteroid. A hydrothermal system may have helped.
The researchers found evidence that osmium from the asteroid buried kilometers beneath the impact crater was continuously released in the Gulf of Mexico due to submarine hydrothermal activity.