Site of asteroid impact changed the history of life on Earth: the low probability of mass extinction
Site of asteroid impact changed the history of life on Earth: the low probability of mass extinction
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid approximately 9 km in diameter hit the hydrocarbon- and sulfur-rich sedimentary rocks in what is now Mexico. Recent studies have shown that this impact at the Yucatan Peninsula heated the hydrocarbon and sulfur in these rocks, forming stratospheric soot and sulfate aerosols and causing extreme global cooling...
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Site of asteroid impact changed the history of life on Earth: the low probability of mass extinction
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5680197
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5680197
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-017-14199-x
