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File:Chicxulub impact - artist impression.jpg

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Chicxulub impact site

December 28, 1994

This painting by Donald E. Davis depicts an asteroid slamming into tropical, shallow seas of the sulfur-rich Yucatan Peninsula in what is today southeast Mexico. The aftermath of this immense asteroid collision, which occurred approximately 65 million years ago, is believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs and many other species on Earth. The impact spewed hundreds of billions of tons of sulfur into the atmosphere, producing a worldwide blackout and freezing temperatures which persisted for at least a decade. Shown in this painting are pterodactyls, flying reptiles with wingspans of up to 50 feet, gliding above low tropical clouds.
Date 2004-06-05 (original upload date)
Source http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/98/yucatan.html. Originally from nl.wikipedia; description page is/was here.
Author Original uploader was Danielm at nl.wikipedia
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