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56 - Asteroid Collisions Are Not Certain Extinction Feat. Professor Birger Schmitz

56 - Asteroid Collisions Are Not Certain Extinction Feat. Professor Birger Schmitz

FromThe Astroholic Explains


56 - Asteroid Collisions Are Not Certain Extinction Feat. Professor Birger Schmitz

FromThe Astroholic Explains

ratings:
Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jun 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When we think of asteroid impacts, we often just picture Chicxulub and the mass extinction of three-quarters of the plant and animal species on Earth, 66 million years ago. But asteroid impacts can be less impactful to life, like the Popigai and Chesapeake impactors - not as big as Chicxulub but still big enough to create craters of over 80 kilometers across, way back around 35 million years ago. Cosmic material could even actually help life bloom.
Released:
Jun 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Astroholic Explains is a light-hearted question & answer podcast about astronomy, where Dr Alfredo Carpineti and his husbands Chris discuss the mysteries of the universe with the occasional guest and sometimes through the medium of an audio drama!