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Chixulub on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico is famous for being near the epicentre of a meteorite impact that caused the final extinction of many animals (most famously all non avian dinosaurs) at the end of the Cretaceous Period 65.5 million years ago.
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Where did the asteroid chicxulub hit?
The Chicxulub crater lies buried, straddling the northwest coastline of the Yucatán 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.
When the chicxulub crater formed?
End of the Mesozoic era
What is the meteor famous for?
There are plenty of famous meteors, to know which one specifically you are speaking about, I would need a name. The most famous is probably the one that many believe killed all the dinosaurs. This meteor is estimated to be about 6 miles wide, and created a crater about 110 miles across. Many believe that the Chicxulub Crater in Yucatan, Mexico is this meteor.
How many years ago was the Chicxulub crater formed?
About 65 million years ago.
How do you pronounce chicxulub?
The correct pronunciation of "Chicxulub" is "cheek-shoo-loob."
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 did the asteroid chicxulub hit?
The Chicxulub crater lies buried, straddling the northwest coastline of the Yucatán 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.
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.
When did the Chicxulub crater form?
End of the Mesozoic era
When the chicxulub crater formed?
End of the Mesozoic era
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.
Name of the crater that hit the dinosaurs?
Chicxulub impact crater.
What era was the chicxulub crater formed?
End of the Mesozoic era
What actors and actresses appeared in Chicxulub la huella de un gigante - 1996?
The cast of Chicxulub la huella de un gigante - 1996 includes: Poveda Arcadio as Investigator
Where is the k t impact structure located?
Chicxulub Puerto, Mexico.
