The Great London [04/11/24] 

  • Mexico: Asteroid impacts could create niches for early life, suggests Chicxulub crater study

    Scientists studying the Chicxulub crater have shown how large asteroid impacts deform rocks in a way that may produce habitats for early life.Recovered core from the Chicxulub impact crater [Credit: AWuelbers@ECORD_IODP]Around 65 million years ago a massive asteroid crashed into the Gulf of Mexico causing an impact so huge that th…

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