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The Dino-Killing Asteroid Strike May Have Transformed Our Planet Into a Hellish Inferno, Charbroiling Most Creatures Within Hours
About 66 million years ago, a huge asteroid hit Earth near today's Mexico. The impact created a crater 12 miles deep and 110 miles wide. It caused fires, darkness, and a mass extinction that killed most dinosaurs and many other species.
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