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Chicxulub Crater

Mass Extinction

August 31, 2009

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Mass extinction often refers to the theory that an asteroid, or a series of impacts, was responsible for the near extinction of all of the dinosaurs. It is known by several different names such as the D-T asteroid theory and the [...]

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The Asteroid That Killed The Dinosaurs

August 4, 2009

The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was the Chicxulub asteroid in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. The Chicxulub Crater is approximately 180 km in diameter and 10 km deep. The crater was formed about 65 million years ago when a very large celestial body impacted the Earth. The Chicxulub Crater was formed by an biolide ( [...]

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Chicxulub Crater

July 17, 2009

Chicxulub crater in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico is considered one of the largest impact craters on Earth. It is180 km in diameter, 10 km deep and was formed about 65 million years ago. It has been linked to a mass extinction of dinosaurs and plant life often associated with the K-T boundary. The crater [...]

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Yucatan Crater

June 27, 2009

The Yucatan crater is also known as the Chicxulub Crater. It is an asteroid crater that is more than 180 kilometers in diameter and 10 km deep. The Chicxulub crater was formed 65 million years ago when a large celestial body – a comet or an asteroid – slammed into the Yucatan Peninsula with a [...]

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Asteroid Craters

June 24, 2009

Asteroid craters are every where on Earth. The most recent one would be Tunguska in 1908. That is not to say that Tunguska is the most recent asteroid to hit the Earth. Asteroid 2008 TC3 hit the Earth in 2008, but it burned up in the atmosphere and did not leave an asteroid crater. The [...]

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