Chicxulub crater - Wikipedia
The Chicxulub crater is an impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Its center is offshore, but the crater is named after the onshore community of Chicxulub Pueblo (not the larger …
Chicxulub crater | Description, Features, Geology, Dinosaur ...
Dec 9, 2025 · The Chicxulub crater is an impact crater located off the Yucatán Peninsula that formed through an asteroid impact about 66 million years ago. The impact and resulting climate change is …
Chicxulub Impact Event - Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)
The researchers called the crater Chicxulub, a Maya word that roughly translates as “tail of the devil.” The crater, now buried beneath a kilometer-thick sequence of sediments, has been imaged using …
The Chicxulub Crater, Mexico - Geology Science
Dec 4, 2023 · The Chicxulub Crater was formed as a result of a catastrophic impact event that occurred approximately 66 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period. The impacting body is …
Chicxulub, the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs | BBC Sky ...
Oct 1, 2024 · It’s well established that the Chicxulub crater is the remnants of the asteroid impact that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. But how much do we really know about the asteroid that fell to …
Unveiling Chicxulub – Yale Scientific Magazine
Dec 18, 2024 · The Chicxulub crater under the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, where the Chicxulub asteroid left its mark, tells the story of how the mass extinction of the dinosaurs paved the way for the …
The Chicxulub impact and its environmental consequences
Apr 12, 2022 · The Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago caused catastrophic environmental changes, leading to the extinction of three-quarters of plant and animal species, including the dinosaurs.