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Science

Roy Rolling

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Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Oct 5, 2022, 04:48 AM

Oct 2022

A 6-mile wide asteroid hit an 8,000 mile wide planet and killed 90% of life.

Doesn’t seem possible but it happened, but not likely enough to knock the Earth out of orbit into deep space.

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Dinosaur-killing asteroid strike created a global tsunami, scientists say [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2022 OP

Wouldn't an asteroid that big and that fast have knocked the Earth off its orbit around the Sun? no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 #1

Interesting question Duppers Oct 2022 #3

Context Roy Rolling Oct 2022 #2

I thought this had already been a 'known" thing. oldsoftie Oct 2022 #4

That it happened has long been known ToxMarz Oct 2022 #7

The best rendition of this event... Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #5

This is sooo beautiful... hwmnbn Oct 2022 #8

You are so correct Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #9

A wave 300ft high vs T-Rex? T-Rex loses and speak easy Oct 2022 #6