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Sun's twin
Nemesis
Where this controversial star would
be located, if it really does exist
Where Nemesis would be now
If it existed, Nemesis would now be at its
furthest point, its aphelion, about three light
years away from our Sun.
Four light years thought to have hit Earth
When did the
asteroid impact?
The Chicxulub asteroid is
about 66 million years
ago, wiping out 75 per
cent of all life on Earth.
The resultant crater from the
impact measures more than 180
How big was Two light years How big is the crater?
kilometers (110 miles) across, and
the asteroid? is 20 kilometers (12 miles) deep.
The dinosaur impactor
is thought to have been
about ten to 15 kilometers
(six to nine miles) in
diameter, enough to cause
a lot of damage. Oort Cloud
Earth
©NASA Sun
Where the asteroid hit Earth
The crater from the asteroid that
Chicxulub, killed the dinosaurs is located near
Mexico the town of Chicxulub in Mexico,
which the asteroid is named after.
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