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The Chicxulub crater lies buried, straddling the northwest coastline of the Yucatán peninsula

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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.


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.


Where did the asteroid hit earth?

The asteroid that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs approximately 66 million years ago hit what is now the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The impact site is known as 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:(


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.


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.


Where did the asteroid 'chicxulub' come from?

The Chicxulub asteroid is believed to have come from the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. It is thought to have been a fragment of a larger asteroid that collided with Earth around 66 million years ago, leading to the mass extinction event that wiped out 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 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)


Name of the crater that hit the dinosaurs?

Chicxulub impact crater.


What is the name of the fallen asteroid?

The fallen asteroid is often referred to as the Chicxulub impactor, named after the location of its impact on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. This asteroid impact is believed to have contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs around 66 million years ago.