As long as meteors fall more than 30 seconds, dinosaurs are not extinct

The fate of dinosaurs may have changed within the short 30s. And maybe, are we the same race that can't appear?

The real cause of extinction of dinosaurs is still controversial. But until it was clarified, science temporarily accepted the reason for the extinction of the dinosaurs, the giant Chicxulub meteorite , with a perimeter of 9.6 km falling to Earth on 66 million years ago.

Rather, Chicxulub did not kill dinosaurs, but the consequences it brought back were the culprits. The huge amount of sulfur emitted into the atmosphere reflected the sun, created a decade-long winter, depleted food sources and dinosaurs followed by extinction, along with many other animals.

Chicxulub meteorite has indirectly killed dinosaurs.

However, according to a recent study from Imperial College London (UK) and University of Texas (USA), the fate of dinosaurs may have completely changed, only meteorites fall earlier, or later than 30s only. .

Experts believe that just a few tens of seconds before or after the collision, the meteorite could fall straight into the ocean, completely removing sulfur from the atmosphere, thereby helping dinosaurs survive.

Specifically, Professor Joanna Morgan from Imperial College London, and Professor Sean Gullick at the University of Texas studied the change of the Earth caused by meteorites.

But just fall off the moment a bit .

They had to survey the area of ​​Chicxulub falling in the Gulf of Mexico, thereby determining how terrible the meteorite impact was, even causing the planet's surface to melt.

According to Professor Gullick, the Chicxulub meteorite went down to Earth, but hit a place where it should not be stabbed, which is the area where a lot of sulfur-rich rocks are gathered - which cause the long winter on Earth.

Professor Morgan said the studies showed that at least 100 billion tons of sulphate flew into the atmosphere, accompanied by fire and smoke."That's more than enough to make the Earth's temperature drop within a decade, and wipe out nearly every life" - Morgan shared.

The event of extinction of dinosaurs also provides a great opportunity for animals to grow, including humans.

But also because an "if" word, if the giant meteorite just needs to fall a little time, maybe everything is different. Sometimes now, we can't sit typing anymore, but are busy fighting for survival with Earth's tycoons hundreds of millions of years ago.