Dinosaur-killing impact crater might have been teeming with life
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MASSIVE.NEWSDinosaur-killing impact crater might have been teeming with life
Hot, nutrient water might have lasted for over 5 million years after the impact.
About 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid struck what is now the Yucatan Peninsula, causing the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. The impact also created an environment that was suitable for life.
A study has revealed that the Chicxulub asteroid impact crater, which caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, maintained a hydrothermal environment suitable for life for 8 million years. A research team led by geologist Dr. Annamarie Pickers-Gill of the University of Glasgow's Centre for Radioisotope Science (SUERC) published these findings in the journal *Communications Earth and Environment*. This study combined the analysis of rock samples c…
The Impact Crater That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs Could Have Been Teeming with Life
7 Title: Uncovering the Potential for Life After the Chicxulub Impact Introduction: Research in Communications Earth & Environmental explores the impact of longer periods of hydrothermal activity on the development of life beyond its place of origin. The study suggests that habitable conditions created by impact craters could have played a crucial role in supporting [...]
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