Asteroid That Killed The Dinosaurs Was A Carbon-Rich Rock
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Around 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into the Earth, blasted debris everywhere, plummeted the planet into cold darkness, and ended the age of dinosaurs. (Though birds survived, of course.)
It might be the most famous disaster in our planet’s history, but scientists still have plenty of questions about it. Like, what was the asteroid made of? And where did it come from? A new study in the journal Science offers up some long-awaited answers.
Guest host Rachel Feltman speaks with study author Dr. Mario Fischer-Gödde, a geochemist at the University of Cologne in Germany.
Further Reading
- Listen to an interview with Riley Black, author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs.
- Watch “Dinosaur Apocalypse: The New Evidence,” via NOVA.
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Segment Guests
Mario Fischer-Gödde
Dr. Mario Fischer-Gödde is a geochemist at the University of Cologne in Germany.
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