Chixicliub impact crater info.

1. Chixulub Crater
By Keegan and Morgan

2. The Crater
• It is 112 miles wide
• N 21 W 89
• Underwater
• 9,826 sq miles (25,450 km²)
• Located in Yucatan, Mexico
• One of the biggest impacts known to man

3. The Meteor
• Velocity: 22 km/sec (50,000 mph)
• 6 miles in diameter
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4. What Happened
• The impact created 85% of all species extinct
• Kinetic energy released: 300 million nuclear
bombs. Lasted 5 minutes.
• Dust and debris fallout: 4000 km lasted 1
week
• Severe global effects: dust and soot transform
day into night for months. Freezing
temperatures global k-t winter lasts 3 years

5. Pictures