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Impact: 65 Million Years Ago

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 26, 2000 is “Impact: 65 Million Years Ago,” an image. It is credited to Credit: courtesy V.L. Sharpton, LPI. The original explanation runs about 232 words.

Impact: 65 Million Years Ago
Credit: courtesy V.L. Sharpton, LPI Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What killed the dinosaurs? Their sudden disappearance 65 million years ago, along with about 70 percent of all species then living on Earth, is known as the K-T event (Cretaceous-Tertiary Mass Extinction event).”

— APOD editors, February 26, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 26, 2000
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: courtesy V.L. Sharpton, LPI
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 232 words

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