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Scientists believe they now know where the dinosaur-killing asteroid came from

7 pointsby worldvoyageur9 months ago

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worldvoyageur9 months ago
From the abstract of the paper the article is based on:<p>&quot; Our data indicate that the Chicxulub impactor was a carbonaceous-type asteroid, which had formed beyond the orbit of Jupiter. The five other impact structures have isotopic signatures that are more consistent with siliceous-type asteroids, which formed closer to the Sun. The ancient spherule layer samples are consistent with impacts of carbonaceous-type asteroids during Earth’s final stages of accretion. &quot;<p>The link to the paper itself: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.science.org&#x2F;doi&#x2F;10.1126&#x2F;science.adk4868" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.science.org&#x2F;doi&#x2F;10.1126&#x2F;science.adk4868</a>