The Largest Asteroid Impact In Earth’s History

Long before dinosaurs ever walked the Earth

Grant Piper
4 min read6 days ago

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When people think of asteroids that have struck the Earth, their minds typically land on the infamous rock that crashed into the planet 66 million years ago, wiping out the dinosaurs. The asteroid, dubbed Chicxulub, was roughly the size of Mount Everest. The cataclysmic event wiped out 75% of all life on Earth…

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Grant Piper

Professional writer. Amateur historian. Husband, father, Christian.