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The Cosmic Encounter
Let's rewind the clock about 66 million years ago to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It was a time when Earth was dramatically altered by an unexpected visitor from space—the Chicxulub asteroid.
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A Catastrophic Extinction
The Chicxulub asteroid 10 kilometers wide slammed into our planet. It triggered a cataclysmic event known as a "mass extinction." Around 75% of Earth's species, including the mighty dinosaurs, vanished. This extinction event marked the abrupt end of the Cretaceous period and ushered in a new era in Earth's history—the Paleogene period.
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The Aftermath was Dire
Enormous tsunamis, hundreds of meters high, swept across coastlines, wiping out ecosystems. Wildfires, sparked by the impact's heat and fueled by debris, spread across large areas, intensifying the devastation. Meanwhile, a thick cloud of debris and vaporized rock filled the atmosphere, blocking sunlight for months or even years. This "impact winter" cast Earth into darkness, disrupting photosynthesis and causing global temperatures to drop sharply.
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Ecosystem Shifts and Evolutionary Adaptation
In the wake of this ecological turbulence, plant life withered, food chains collapsed, and entire species struggled to survive. The extinction of dinosaurs left ecological niches vacant, allowing mammals and other smaller creatures to thrive and eventually evolve into the diverse array of species we see today.
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