Chicxulub crater

A crater, the Bedout crater, in Australia has been discovered. A bolide impact would have lead to mass death of marine and terrestrial organisms. The force of the impact could have released methane from stored organic matter and large earthquakes. These earthquakes

The history of earth is often questioned due to the two ideals of religion and science. While religion has their ideas based on faith, science has their ideas based on factual evidence. There has been a court case on teaching evolution in school because people claim it goes against religious beliefs. However, the government cannot emphasize religious practice because that is against the constitution. There have been many theories on how the dinosaurs went extinct both religiously and scientifically

impact hypothesis which can be found in class rooms, some textbooks and on TV or in movies has been well explained and accepted as the cause of the extinction of dinosaurs. There is geological evidence that supports a large asteroid creating the Chicxulub crater on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, but the supposed consequences of the event alone cannot account for the major extinctions (Principles of Biology). They say that something else had to also happen in order for all the diversity of animals

Kyle Williams Planetary Geology 4/14/2015 Asteroids in Our Solar System Introduction: When the first asteroids were discovered they were thought to be planets, just like every other star in the sky. It is only with the advancement of astronomy that the differentiation could occur. Asteroids are minor planets or sometimes referred to as planetoids or planetesimals. Those names are given to anything in the solar system that does not seem to have the roundedness of a planetary body or the typical characteristics

Dinosaurs were huge animals that existed in the past (Triassic period). Species came in different sizes and forms. Some had huge bodies while other tiny bodies and shape. From historical evidence prevalent today, dinosaurs were found in all continents but differed in sizes and physical attributes. The landmass prevalent in different regions denoted the type of species that existed within its boundaries. Some Dinosaurs were herbivores; therefore their teeth and digestive systems were developed

evidence that a meteor caused the mass extinction but what they could not find was a meteor crater. Until 1991, more evidence was found that supported the idea that a meteor was the possible cause of the extinction because a meteor impact crater called Chicxulub was found off the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It was similar in size and age as when the meteor hit 65 millions years ago. Iridium was found in the crater site making it possible that it was the crash site. Another thing found in the site was

by many different things. One main reason that is thought around the world is that dinosaurs went extinct because an asteroid fell onto earth at speeds that are too fast for the human mind to even imagine. This idea was thought when and asteroid crater was found near mexico. Also to support the facts many scientist found traces of rare metal onto the earth's surface. This metal is not very common here but is really common in outer space. Today we will be looking at why these huge creatures died

Making North America: Origins The video by NOVA is a three part session about a rich history of the North America. According to live science by (Gaines 1), it is a premier show being hosted by Kirk Johnson a well renowned paleontologist and director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. In the film, Johnson flies, take hikes and rappels in the great continent of North America continent. He uses special kind of earth shattering effects to view the continent

The extinction of the dinosaurs has caused great controversy all over the world. There are many theories of how they were killed, such as; an asteroid impact, volcanic activity, climate change, and eggs that took too long to hatch. Their extinction allowed humans to rule the Earth in their place. One of the most widely accepted theories is the asteroid. In section 5, “Death of the Dinosaurs”, of a book written by Donald Prothero, he states that, “By 1990, the debate was no longer whether the

Asteroid Impact Asteroids are rocky objects that move in the “asteroid belt”, which is between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids vary in size, composition, and how they orbit. It is estimated that more than 100,000 asteroids are orbiting too close to the earth. Asteroid impacts have affected the Earth remarkably with great damage. Hopefully these impacts will not be as bad in the future. Clemens Rumpf from University of Southampton, and his associates, speculated the casualties from