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Drill in Gulf of Mexico to Find Asteroid Rock

asteroid.jpg
Public Domain by NASA

The extinction of dinosaurs is thought to be due to a big asteroid that hit the earth some 66 million years ago. In a drilling now rocks have been found about 1300 metres below the sea in the Gulf of Mexico which are consistent with this theory.

News seen at: BBC - Science

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