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It is estimated that the Yukatan asteroid was travelling at a speed of 12.4 miles per second.
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Did an asteroid hit the US?
Historically, an asteroid that struck the Earth 65 million years ago is one theory for the extinction of the dinosaurs, but that hit in Yucatan (Mexico).
How old is Mexico Crater in the Yucatan Peninsula?
The Chicxsuklub crater is some 65 million years old; it is believed to be the place where the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs fell.
What happened as a result of an asteroid collision on the Yucatan peninsula 65 million years ago?
It is widely believed that that is the event that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs as well as many other lifeforms on Earth.
How great are the chances that an asteroid can hit your planet?
its a fifty fifty chance we just dont know It depends on how fast the asteroid is moving and the size of the asteroid. Then you have to consider the size of the planet (diameter, etc.), and its orbital speed, etc.
What is the difference between meteor meteorid and asteroid?
There is no difference between the name meteor and meteorid and meteorite but the real difference of an asteroid and a meteor is well meteors move really fast around space and an asteroid they just kinda stay there thats why they call it an asteroid field cyndaquil831 is out
Where is the crash site of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
Yucatan Peninsula
Did the Yucatan Asteroid kill the dinosaurs?
there is evidence that it did but they're is also evidence that it did not
Why can't sound travel on an asteroid?
sound cant travel on an asteroid because it has no atmosphere. it could travel through it.
Did an asteroid hit the US?
Historically, an asteroid that struck the Earth 65 million years ago is one theory for the extinction of the dinosaurs, but that hit in Yucatan (Mexico).
Why doesn't sound travel on an asteroid?
One cannot hear sound on an asteroid since it has no atmosphere, but sound can travel though an asteroid's surface.
Where does an asteroid travel?
Asteroids travel through space.
Why are they extinct?
There was an asteroid impact in the Yucatan Peninsula, about 65 million years ago, which caused global catastrophe for the existing species of the time.
What state in Mexico did the meteor Chicxulub strike?
The Chicxulub crater is the area in the state of Yucatan that was hit by an asteroid. It is about 66 million years old.
Do asteroids travel in a group or by themselves?
Both they can move as an asteroid field or as a lone asteroid, they also can be broken up from larger asteroid to make several smaller ones
Where did the asteroid land before the Cenozoic era?
If you are thinking of the dinosaur killer that struck 65 million years ago, the location of the impact was the Yucatan peninsula (in what is presently Mexico).
How old is Mexico Crater in the Yucatan Peninsula?
The Chicxsuklub crater is some 65 million years old; it is believed to be the place where the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs fell.
How fast does light travel to the asteroid belt?
The speed of light in empty space is 300,000 kilometers per second. That's how fast light travels. The direction, or where it is headed, doesn't affect the result.
