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…