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Nobody really knows. Two potential sources are the Asteroid Belt, a region between Mars and Jupiter, and the Oort Cloud, a region beyond Pluto. See links below.
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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 is the KT boundary asteroid?
It is the asteroid that hit the Earth 65 million years ago and contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs. It impact crater is located in Chicxulub which is in the Yucatan peninsula, it is buried deep underground. KT refers to the geological transition between the Cretaceous and the Tertiary periods. (Cretaceous in German starts with a K)
What evidence is there that a comet or asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs?
An uncommon belt of dust with radioactive elements is found just where many dinosaur remains cease to be found (chronologically speaking). The layer of dust corresponds to an impact of a giant asteroid in what is now the Gulf of Mexico called the Chicxulub crater, just north of the Yucatan peninsula.
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 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.
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.
Where are meteroids from?
rocks of dust :)like a big rock with holes in themor a big pile of space dust combine togetherand probably another asteroid hit the Chicxulub asteroid whic cause it to come to earth:(
Where did the asteroid hit?
The Chicxulub crater lies buried, straddling the northwest coastline of the Yucatán peninsula
What was the biggest tsunami to occur because of a meteor?
The Chicxulub asteroid, which hit the Gulf of Mexico about 65 million years ago. It is said to be the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
The Chicxulub Asteroid Landed In New Mexico so why is the crater in Haiti?
Both locations are wrong. The Chicxulub asteroid landed on the Yucatan Peninsula, in the country of Mexico, more than 2,283 kilometers (1,418 miles) southeast of New Mexico and 3,812 kilometers (2,369 miles) southwest of Haiti.
What killed the dinosavrs and what evidence do you have to back up the theory?
The Chicxulub Asteroid impact caused the dinosaur extinction, evidence of which the K2 boundary illustrates.
Can the navy stop the asteroid that will hit in 2036?
Apophis is an 885 foot diameter asteroid that will pass by Earth on April 13, 2036. The odds of it hitting the Earth are calculated to be 1 in 48,000. Keep in mind that the asteroid that crashed into Chicxulub, Mexico wiping out the dinosaurs was 6 miles wide,nearly 36 times larger.
What was the worlds worst moment?
The September 11 attacksansw2. Perhaps the asteroid impact at the K/T boundary - in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The Chicxulub crater, about 65 million years ago.
Can an asteroid be come a comet?
no
What is the KT asteroid?
It is the asteroid that hit the Earth 65 million years ago and contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs. It impact crater is located in Chicxulub which is in the Yucatan peninsula, it is buried deep underground. KT refers to the geological transition between the Cretaceous and the Tertiary periods. (Cretaceous in German starts with a K)
