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Ancient asteroid impact carved crater twice the size of Rhode Island
Original: “It carved a crater twice the size of Rhode Island and as deep as the Grand Canyon." This 35-million-year-old asteroid impact wrecked the United States
A newly highlighted asteroid strike from around 35 million years ago is being described as one of the most destructive events in North America's history. Reports say the impact carved out a crater twice the size of Rhode Island and roughly as deep as the Grand Canyon, devastating what is now the United States and leaving geological traces still studied today.
Why now: Interest in the dramatic scale of a prehistoric impact event resurfacing in current science coverage.
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Evidence
- “It carved a crater twice the size of Rhode Island and as deep as the Grand Canyon." This 35-million-year-old asteroid impact wrecked the United States · BBC Wildlife Magazine
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