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This part in particular: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_extinction_event#2016_Chicxulub_crater_drilling_project https://en.wikipedi

by ip26 6y ago

This part in particular: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_extinction_event#2016_Chicxulub_crater_drilling_project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_e... I think was around when consensus shifted from "Yeah this is probably what happened" to "This is it"

tim333 6y ago
I'm curious if the Deccan Traps, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan_Traps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deccan_Traps) formed at about the same time on the opposite side of the planet were also caused by the asteroid. Not a standard theory but it makes sense to me that an asteroid hitting one side of the globe could cause shockwaves that crack the crust on the other.