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Artist's conception of Chicxulub impact / credit: NASA Goddard |
In secular literature and movies, the most popular explanation for the dinosaurs’ extinction is an asteroid impact. The Chicxulub crater in Mexico is often referred to as the “smoking gun” for this idea. But do the data support an asteroid impact at Chicxulub? I recently reviewed the evidence and found some surprising results.To read the rest of this short but interesting article, click on "Chicxulub Crater Theory Mostly Smoke".