Scientists have found a mysterious deep-sea crater. A dino-killing asteroid could’ve made it - ThePrint

8/20/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Erwan Le Ber
by Erwan Le Ber
Named ‘Nadir’ after nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, the crater is as old as the Chicxulub impact, caused by a huge asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous period.
Few geological events fascinate as much as the one that happened 66 million years ago. Evidence suggests a huge asteroid hit our planet, triggering a chain of events that led to a mass extinction in … [+5248 chars]
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