✨
AI Summary
- A massive asteroid struck the Yucatán Peninsula 66 million years ago, creating a 90-mile diameter crater that killed the dinosaurs and ended their reign.
- The impact released energy equivalent to 10 billion atomic bombs, triggering mega tsunamis with waves reaching inland to Illinois and an earthquake exceeding 10.1 magnitude.
- The catastrophic event caused widespread fires across thousands of miles followed by ecological collapse, though dinosaur extinction likely took weeks or months to fully complete.
More from The Why Files: Operation Podcast
