An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, not a comet, new study finds
An asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, not a comet, new study finds
Analysis of ruthenium isotopes showed the impactor was a carbonaceous-type asteroid.
Why would we care if an asteroid destroyed a comet?
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I've never heard anyone refere to it as a comet before, it was always an asteroid.
17ReplyI thought it was always an asteroid
12ReplyYou're right! The article explains the comet idea is only a few years old, and new data confirms it's an asteroid, not a comet.
9ReplyOk. I must have misunderstood the dinosaur documentary I watched when i was 10. About 30 years ago.
Nope. I just didn't read.
international team of scientists have reaffirmed the original hypothesis,
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Did you all know that there have been 5 mass extinction events till today?
6ReplySixth one is happening now.
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I mean... The thing is still there, ain't it? Who the fuck thought it was a comet?
5ReplyWhat’s the difference?
2ReplyI think comets have predictable paths for long periods of time so they show up again and again, like Haley’s comet
1ReplyAh, and asteroids are just kinda out there floating around without orbiting any specific thing?
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