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We Finally Know Where The Asteroid That Killed The Dinosaurs Came From

By Michelle Starr,

2024-08-16

By Michelle Starr,

2024-08-16

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Bobby Horton

22d ago

I'd be willing to bet that the super volcano in Yellowstone national Park is due to that asteroid hitting the planet where it did.it' may have played a part in putting pressure in the region to the point that it is now.

Ken Roberts

08-17

this is crazy , someone should study the study

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