Kevin Walsh is a Research Scientist of Planetary Physics in the Space Studies Department of the Southwest Research Institute.
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Showing posts with label Asteroid Impacts with Earth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asteroid Impacts with Earth. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Asteroid Impacts with Earth
Asteroid impacts have played a dramatic role in the history of Earth. Small and frequent events the size of Chelyabinsk meteor of 2013 are visible reminders that large and destructive events such as the Chicxulub impact 65 million years ago may have changed the course of life on Earth.
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Kevin Walsh is a Research Scientist of Planetary Physics in the Space Studies Department of the Southwest Research Institute.
Kevin Walsh is a Research Scientist of Planetary Physics in the Space Studies Department of the Southwest Research Institute.
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