A massive meteor struck near Manson, Iowa, 74 million years ago, creating the U.S.'s largest impact crater and reshaping the ...
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The 13 biggest asteroids to ever hit planet Earth
The idea of an asteroid hitting Earth can be a scary one, but it can be pretty hard to comprehend just how scary such an impact might potentially be. To put things in context, many people who have ...
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Evidence from a newly-discovered impact crater demonstrates the sheer force of Holocene-epoch meteor strikes
They're stronger and more impactful than we ever knew.
The impact of the asteroid in present-day Yucatan wiped out almost all life on Earth. It recovered faster than previously ...
Researchers from Shanghai and Guangzhou, China have discovered an impact crater. It sits on the side of a hill in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. They’ve given it the name Jinlin crater. The team ...
The moon is pummeled by asteroids nearly every day, creating new craters constantly that can range from a few feet to many miles across. The asteroid impacts, when they’re large enough, create flashes ...
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