# @planetary_pan on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CaqbMHuo_47
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33110344-planetary-pan-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-03-04T01:07:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Beth Johnson (@planetarypan) — https://gondola.cc/planetarypan

## Caption

Springtime for Chicxulub: https://buff.ly/3vCzgMo

Using markers on fishbones like tree rings, scientists have determined that the Chicxulub asteroid impact occurred during springtime in the Northern Hemisphere.

IMAGE: An asteroid impact off the coast of Mexico about 66 million years ago triggered devastating flooding at a site in North Dakota (illustrated). That dino-killing strike took place in the spring, a study suggests. CREDIT: Joschua Knüppe

#chicxulub #meteor #meteorimpact #dinosaurs #extinctionevent #asteroid #space #science #geology #paleontology

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meteor, science, meteorimpact, geology, space, chicxulub, asteroid, paleontology, dinosaurs, extinctionevent

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