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Is the gulf of Mexico a meteorite?
Yes. It is the Chicxsulub crater, partially touching both the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula. It is the place where the meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs crashed, some 65 million years ago.
Where did the meteorite land 65 million years ago?
The meteorite that is believed to have led to the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago landed in what is now the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. This impact created the Chicxulub crater, which is about 93 miles wide.
How long ago were dinosaurs common?
They died out around sixtyfive million years ago- but I'd imagine they'd be pretty common before then.
What is the name of the meteorite that hit Mexico?
The meteorite that hit Mexico happened 65 million years ago, and nobody was around to give it a name. It struck near a place now known as Chixculub, and the modern crater is thus named. [A meteor is something seen in the sky. When/if it reaches the Earth, it is a meteorite.]
Meteor crashed into Earth known as peninsula?
You are referring to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. This is where the meteorite that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago is meant to have hit.
True or false Mexico has the third largest meteorite crater in the world?
Actually, it has the largest meteorite crater in the world. The Chicxulub crater has a diameter of 170 kilometers (105 miles) and covers part of the Yucatan Peninsula. It is believed to have been the place where the meteorite that wiped off the dinosaurs crashed, over 65 million years ago. See the related links section for some images of the crater.
How many years did the AH840001 meteorite spend cruising to earth?
The AH840001 meteorite is estimated to have spent around 5 million years traveling through space before reaching Earth.
How did triceratops go extinct?
Triceratops went extinct, because of the giant meteorite that smashed into earth 65 million years ago. the meteor hit the earth in Mexico, not too far away from where most of the triceratops population lived.
When did the mass of extinction of dinosaurs occur?
65 million years ago. Nobody knows why they died but the main theories are a giant meteorite or the earth tilting on its axis making the world get cold.
How many years did it take Mexico to get from 5 million to 17 million?
It took almost 114 years to grow such quantities. The figures you are providing correspond to the population of Mexico in 1821 (5 million) and 1935 (17.5 million).
How many years ago did the meteor storm happend that killed the dinosaurs?
65 million years ago the dinosaurs died out, presumably because of a massive meteorite.
When was the metorite impact in gulf of Mexico?
65 million years ago.
