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PADemD

(4,482 posts) Fri Apr 11, 2014, 10:49 AM Apr 2014

The Earth Shook for a Half Hour [View all]

Around 3.26 billion years ago — long before the dinosaurs — a massive asteroid measuring nearly 36 miles (58 km) across smashed into the Earth. Geologists have now reconstructed this cataclysmic event, and it was far, far bigger than we thought. Here's how things went down on that fateful day.

Thanks to geophysicists Norm Sleep and Don Lowe, here's what we now know.

This Ancient Asteroid Strike Was More Insane Than We Realized
by George Dvorsky
http://io9.com/insane-details-are-emerging-about-ancient-asteroid-stri-1561730259

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The Earth Shook for a Half Hour [View all] PADemD Apr 2014 OP

Heavy Stuff, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2014 #1

It's Ma'am PADemD Apr 2014 #2

And on a long enough timeline, it'll happen again. AtheistCrusader Apr 2014 #3

I've often wondered why all the fossil fuels are so concentrated dickthegrouch Apr 2014 #4

This site might provide some answers. Enthusiast Apr 2014 #19

sooner or later MrNJ Apr 2014 #5

I read somewhere in a science article that after that huge crater impact on the moon roguevalley Apr 2014 #6

I wonder if this caused the tilt in the axis. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #7

self delete Codeine Apr 2014 #12

It wasn't a Nazi thing. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #14

I saw something about that in the "Big History" series on the History Channel recently. calimary Apr 2014 #17

Craters on Moon from same Late Heavy Bombardment period. ErikJ Apr 2014 #8

I love this vid on it.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #13

Fascinating lark Apr 2014 #9

Cool stuff greytdemocrat Apr 2014 #10

L! H! B! MisterP Apr 2014 #11

"The Earth Shook For A Half Hour" Motown_Johnny Apr 2014 #15

ROFL!!!!!!! calimary Apr 2014 #18

Norm Sleep is a pretty cool name. cyberswede Apr 2014 #16