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The mass extinction that ended the non-avian dinosaurs is tied to an impact whose crater sits under which region?

Today · 2026-10-24 UTC

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About 66 million years ago a ~10 km asteroid punched the Yucatán, leaving the ~180 km Chicxulub crater. The blast, firestorms, and years of sunlight-blocking debris collapsed food chains. Birds are the dinosaurs that made it.

Correct answer: The Yucatán Peninsula (Chicxulub)

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