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Jesse Steinmetz

HISTORICAL FACTS: What happened to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs - The Untold Story

An illustration of an asteroid burning up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.

Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, flying at 27,000 mph (43,000 km/h), slammed directly into Earth. The impact triggered a cascade of deadly events that led to the fifth mass extinction that eliminated dinosaurs, with the exception of some birds.

But what happened to the Mount Everest-size asteroid?

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