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Tag Archives: Asteroid

The Impact Theory of Dinosaur Extinction – Jesse Mason

Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs Posted on August 15, 2020 by balrogSeptember 17, 2020

The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event, also known as the Cretaceous–Tertiary (K–T) extinction, was a sudden mass extinction of three-quarters of the plant and animal species on Earth, approximately 66 million years ago. The Alvarez hypothesis posits that the mass extinction of the dinosaurs during the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event was caused by the impact of a large asteroid on the Earth. Jesse Mason of the … Continue reading →

Tagged Asteroid, FridayAATB2020, Impact, Jesse Mason, K-T Event

Dolores Hill – OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission is GO for TAG: Final Update Before Sample Collection!

Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs Posted on August 8, 2020 by balrogSeptember 10, 2020

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft mission has passed many milestones on its way to near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu. The team has overcome unforeseen obstacles including boulders in its path and pandemics. Important discoveries have been made all along. We learned how to … Continue reading →

Tagged Asteroid, Dolores Hill, OSIRIS REx, Sample Return, SaturdayAATB2020
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