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End of the Mesozoic era
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How many years ago was the Chicxulub crater formed?
About 65 million years ago.
Where is the Chicxulub Crater located?
The Chicxulub Crater is located near the city Chicxulub in Mexico. This crater is approximately 66 million years old and discovered by Antonio Camago and Glenn Penfield in the late 1970's.
Where did the asteroid chicxulub hit?
The Chicxulub crater lies buried, straddling the northwest coastline of the Yucatán peninsula
What is the name of the comet that wiped out dinosaurs?
Scientists usually refer to this as an asteroid, not a comet. It's the asteroid that caused the Chicxulub crater.
What geological features were formed by the Chicxulub crater?
It is a huge impact crater of 180 kilometers (112 miles) in diameter, located in the northern Yucatan peninsula. After 65 million years of erosive forces, it can be hardly seen, barely being detected by measuring gravity anomalies and topographic differences nowadays. On the other hand, the impact that created the Chicxulub crater had a destructive force equivalent to 100 teratons of TNT (7 billion times the force of the Hiroshima nuclear blast); a megatsunami of waves 5 kilometers (3 miles) of altitude and a cloud of ash and debris that covered the world for several years.
What era was the chicxulub crater formed?
End of the Mesozoic era
How many years ago was the Chicxulub crater formed?
About 65 million years ago.
What is chicxulub?
The Chicxulub is a crater. It is a prehistoric crater that has long been buried underneath the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
Where is the Chicxulub Crater located?
The Chicxulub Crater is located near the city Chicxulub in Mexico. This crater is approximately 66 million years old and discovered by Antonio Camago and Glenn Penfield in the late 1970's.
Name of the crater that hit the dinosaurs?
Chicxulub impact crater.
When did the Chicxulub crater form?
End of the Mesozoic era
Where did the asteroid chicxulub hit?
The Chicxulub crater lies buried, straddling the northwest coastline of the Yucatán peninsula
When did the Chicxulub impact crater occur?
The Chicxulub impact crater was formed approximately 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period. This impact event is strongly associated with the mass extinction of the dinosaurs and many other species.
What state in Mexico did the meteor Chicxulub strike?
The Chicxulub crater is the area in the state of Yucatan that was hit by an asteroid. It is about 66 million years old.
How long is the crater Mexico?
You mean the Chicxulub crater, which is connected with the extinction of dinosaurs? It has a diameter of approximately 180 kilometers (112 miles).
Where did the asteroid hit?
The Chicxulub crater lies buried, straddling the northwest coastline of the Yucatán peninsula
Where is the crater in Mexico caused by the big bang?
I guess you mean the crater in Mexico where many think the meteorite that killed the dinosaurs fell. That is the Chicxulub crater, covering almost half of the Yucatan peninsula.
