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Dinosaur-killing asteroid also triggered mega-earthquake, shows study

Dinosaur-killing asteroid also triggered mega-earthquake, shows study

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The extinction of dinosaurs was triggered when a 10-kilometre asteroid hit Earth around 66 million years ago, according to the Geological Society of America (GSA). Scientists have uncovered new evidence that the Chicxulub impact also triggered a “mega-earthquake that released about 100 billion trillion joules of energy, or about 50,000 times more energy than was […]

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Dinosaur-killing asteroid also caused global tsunamis, shows new study

Dinosaur-killing asteroid also caused global tsunamis, shows new study

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Nearly all the dinosaurs and around three-quarters of all the planets and animals on Earth were wiped out by a kilometres wide asteroid that struck the planet 66 million years ago. According to a new study, the asteroid also triggered a massive tsunami that scoured the ocean floor thousands of kilometres away from the impact […]

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