Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact site stayed hot for millions of years

Drill cores at the impact site of the Chicxulub asteroid show evidence that, alongside widespread destruction, the collision created a vast underground ecosystem filled with hot water that sheltered microbial life

SINSIN
Jun 9, 2026 - 16:00
 0  24
Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact site stayed hot for millions of years
Drill cores at the impact site of the Chicxulub asteroid show evidence that, alongside widespread destruction, the collision created a vast underground ecosystem filled with hot water that sheltered microbial life

What's Your Reaction?

like

dislike

love

funny

angry

sad

wow

SIN ScienceX Information Network (SIN) | ScienceX Innovations