Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Technology!!
Chicxulub Crater
Naming the crater: it is located on the town of Chicxulub, Yucatan but it also means "the tail of the devil" in Mayan dialect.
This has been the most supported theory regarding the extinction of many species including the dinosaurs and until we find an evidence clearer than this huge crater, Chicxulub holds one of the most shocking evidence in history.
Earth Day!!!
Today is Earth Day!! I know this project was meant to be for analyzing near-Earth asteroids and Apophis but I really thought I should share saying that I enjoy living on this planet and if there are other habitable worlds out there in space I want to stay here!
Learn more about the history of Earth Day in the Earth day Network just follow this link:
Dinousaur Extinction
What exactly made dinousaurs go extinct?
One of the theories and perhaps the most understandable and accepted in today's science is the striking of an asteroid 10 kilometers wide just off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
But was it just the impact that changed the world forever? Well, according to many scientists, the impact caused an excessive amount of dense clouds of dust that blocked the sun's rays from reaching the surface of the Earth. This environment lasted for months and it was almost impossible to live under these conditions which explains the extinction of not just dinosaurs, but of many plants and other animals living at the time.
Evidence: There is a 150 kilometer wide crater just off the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Scientists say that this impact crater was created about 65 million years ago, the time dinosaurs dissapeared.