Meteor fact

in meteor •  7 years ago  (edited)

How fast was the meteor that killed the dinosaurs?

Scientists calculate that it was blasted into Earth by a 10-kilometer-wide asteroid or comet traveling 30 kilometers per second -- 150 times faster than a jet airliner. Scientists have concluded that the impact that created this crater occurred 65 million years ago.

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