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BookmarkImpact events are caused by the collision of large meteoroids, asteroids or comets (generically: bolides) with Earth and may sometimes be followed by mass extinctions of life..
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Extinction event — An extinction event (also extinction-level event, ELE) occurs when a large number of species die out in a relatively short period of time. Since life ... > read more
Meteorite — A meteorite is a small extraterrestrial body that impacts the Earth's surface. While in space they are called meteoroids, and while falling through ... > read more
Impact crater — An impact crater is a circular depression on a surface, usually referring to a planet, moon, asteroid, or other celestial body, caused by a collision ... > read more
Chicxulub Crater — Chicxulub Crater is an ancient impact crater buried underneath the Yucatan peninsula, with its center located approximately underneath the town of ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Impact event at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
