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A depiction of an asteroid heading toward Earth, with the moon in the background. (Image credit: Juan Gartner via Getty Images)

The largest meteorite impacts on Earth

October 8, 2022

Asteroid impact earth

Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered global tsunami that scoured seafloor thousands of miles from impact site

Earth is bombarded at random-GeologyPage

More than one asteroid could have spelled doom for the dinosaurs

URI graduate student Reilly Hayes (left) and undergraduate Amanda Bednarick examine an outcrop for fossils at Petrified Forest National Park as part of their research. Credit: Amanda Bednarick

Asteroid, climate change not responsible for mass extinction 215 million years ago

Asteroid impact

Asteroid impact enriches certain elements in seawater

Asteroids Provide Sustainable Resource, Study Finds

June 8, 2013

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