The Chicxulub crater

The Cataclysmic Event that Reshaped Life on Earth The history of the Earth, according to paleontologists’ calculations, is 66 million years and there has been one large-scale disaster that changed the life of the planet. A giant impactor of about 10 kilometers (6 miles) of diameter hit the Earth at what is now the Chicxulub region in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The strike of this celestial body instigated enormously disastrous events that eradicated the dinosaurs and many other organism species, laying the foundation for the mammals and the world that encompasses the contemporary society. The Chicxulub Crater: Wing T. Chao A Lasting Scar on the Earth’s Surface The actual residue of this powerful asteroid belongs to the distant past where even today, the Chicxulub crater is bright as a flashing neon light. Standing at 150 kilometers (93 miles) in diameter, and 20 kilometres (12 miles) deep, Chicxulub crater is amongst the ...