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The Chicxulub Crater Was Created 66 Million Years Ago When A Large Asteroid Struck Earth And Killed The Dinosaurs, But Recent Rock Samples Suggest The Impact Didn't Release As ...
When it crashed into the ground, it created a cavity in what is now the Gulf of Mexico, which is roughly 124 miles wide. Shortly after the strike, tsunami waves filled the crater with sediment.
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Scientists discover there wasn’t just one asteroid which killed dinosaurs – after 66 million years
The impact left a 124-mile-wide crater underneath the Gulf of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. And, until now, it had been assumed that the asteroid acted alone. This week, scientists at Scotland ...
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'Gulf of Fragile Masculinity.' MapQuest allows users to rename the Gulf of America. Here's how
Google, Apple and Bing Maps have changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America following an executive order from President Trump. MapQuest has not yet updated its map to reflect Trump's order.
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Tracing nitrogen pollution in the Gulf
As opposed to a constant flow from sources above and below ground, periods of heavy rain and runoff deliver the greatest amounts of fertilizer-derived nitrogen through creeks, rivers, and storm drains ...