HALUANJABAR.COM – Scientists reveal the largest asteroid to ever hit Earth was twice as massive as the one thought to have killed off the dinosaurs around 66 million years ago.
The asteroid is estimated to have a diameter of about 50 to 60 kilometers and crashed into Earth about 3.26 billion years ago.
These findings provide new insights into the impact of a large asteroid on Earth and the evolutionary history of our planet.
The asteroid that hit Earth at the time is believed to have formed an impact scar more than 500 kilometers in diameter in South Africa, known as the “Vredefort Rock Region”.
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Scientists estimated the size of the asteroid that hit Earth back then, but recently, they have estimated its size more accurately thanks to radiometric measurements of the impact area.
Since the asteroid crashed into Earth long before human existence, of course there were no eyewitnesses who could see the collision.
However, scientists are able to track geological evidence around the impact area that helps them understand more about the events that occurred at that time.
The asteroid collision that occurred 3.26 billion years ago generated enormous energy, causing the formation of giant craters and forming the Earth’s crust around the impact area.
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The effects of this collision can be felt today, with an increase in geological activity and biodiversity around the area.
These findings provide new understanding of the impact of asteroids on planet Earth. In addition, these findings can also help us understand how the planet Earth developed over time, and how collisions of asteroids and other space objects influenced the evolution of planet Earth.
These findings can also help us predict the likelihood of future asteroid collisions.
By understanding the impact of asteroid collisions that occurred in the past, we can prepare ourselves and take precautions if one day a large asteroid collision occurs that could endanger the Earth.
