The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact: The Day The Dinousaurs Died
The Why Files · Season 1 · Episode 8
One of the deepest scars on our planet is hidden beneath the Yucatán Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico. 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.
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Season
1
Episode
8
Air Date
13/Dec/2020
Air Time
—
Runtime
11 min
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One of the deepest scars on our planet is hidden beneath the Yucatán Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico. 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.
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