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deniscepko2
on Feb 7, 2023
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Simulation of tsunami from dinosaur-killing astero...
Can anyone explain how can it be 20 kilometers in depth and yet Mariana trench is the deepest place on earth 11km ?
seanhunter
on Feb 7, 2023
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The article says:
> The Chicxulub crater is an impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.
So I guess plate techtonics have caused things to shift around such that the crater isn't a hole in the surface now, but is underneath other rock?
ppsreejith
on Feb 7, 2023
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Fun fact: If you google "Chicxulub crater" you see an animation of an asteroid crashing.
lofaszvanitt
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It was an impact crater. Over millions of years it was filled with sediment, so it's not that deep anymore.
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