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I feel like I read somewhere that the K-T boundary asteroid is thought to have been more destructive due to hitting relatively near land than if it had been in
by vba616 4y ago
I feel like I read somewhere that the K-T boundary asteroid is thought to have been more destructive due to hitting relatively near land than if it had been in the deepest ocean. I don't know how that would compare to hitting land.
- fallingknife 4y agoShouldn't make that much difference. Average ocean depth is about 3km, and the asteroid was 10km in diameter, so ocean not much of a cushion.
- Baeocystin 4y agoIt wasn't so much that it hit near land as it was the type of land it hit- lots of gypsum, which meant a lot of sulfates injected into the biosphere at once, enough to acidify the oceans to the point of food chain collapse. It really hit in just the 'right' spot in terms of maximizing damage.