Comet nearing Earth. Artwork of the comet (centre) which allegedly caused the death of the dinosaurs approaching the Earth. It is seen here between the Earth & Moon 4 hours before impact. Gas and dust streaming from it have formed a bright tail. The impact occurred 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous geological period. The object,thought to be 10-20 kilometres across,hit the Earth at Chicxulub on the Yucatan peninsula,Mexico. It threw huge amounts of debris into the atmosphere. This debris blocked out the sunlight,causing darkness & global cooling. The remains of this debris are found world-wide as a layer in rocks called the "K/T boundary" | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Van Ravenswaay, Detlev |
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