Por que essa é a Cratera mais importante do mundo?

A little about the itinerary: This is where the meteor responsible for wiping out the dinosaurs fell. It is in the region of Mexico, more precisely in Yucatan. This is the impact site of the famous asteroid responsible for wiping out much of life on Earth 66 million years ago. This crater has a diameter of 150 km and is over 20 km deep. Although it is practically impossible to confirm this depth, scholars claim to have detected over 20 km. Another big issue that leaves many people agitated is visibility, since the crater cannot be seen. Skeptics who are against science quickly refuse to believe that there really is a deep impact from the Jurassic era down there. The big problem is that it is only possible to study and measure this crater with the use of sonar and satellites. Its size and age are so great that it is difficult to understand exactly how and where it is. The crater was discovered in the 1970s by Antonio Camargo and Glenn Penfield. Since then, it has been studied by numerous scientists working for the Mexican state oil company in search of oil deposits. The Yucatan Peninsula has this shape because it is so close to one of the largest events on Earth. But why was life on Earth practically wiped out by this impact? An asteroid about 10 km in diameter hit what is now the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, creating the crater. The impact caused a series of events, many of them similar to a real apocalypse. Let's look at each of the events caused by the impact of a 10 km asteroid with the Earth: First, there was the initial impact. When the asteroid hit the Earth, it created an explosion with energy equivalent to many nuclear bombs. This explosion formed a huge crater and threw large amounts of debris into the atmosphere. In addition, the water was agitated and created huge waves and consequently tsunamis swept the surrounding areas with force and violence. Then came fires on a global scale. The impact threw enormous amounts of debris, including rocks and dust, into the atmosphere. This debris fell back to Earth at high speed, this speed generated heat and when it hit the ground it caused fires on a global scale and burned many plants and animals. Soon after came one of the worst events in history. The long night... The dust and debris thrown into the atmosphere blocked the sunlight for several years, and this caused a decrease in temperature, as the sun's rays did not reach the Earth. This caused global cooling and interrupted the photosynthesis of plants, leading to a drastic drop in food production and a widespread disruption of ecosystems. But it did not stop there, the catastrophes and consequences of being hit by a celestial body in this way generate an almost endless scale. The next major phenomenon was acid rain. The asteroid struck a deposit of rocks rich in sulfur, and the energy of the impact vaporized and released this sulfur into the atmosphere as sulfur dioxide. In the atmosphere, sulfur dioxide reacts with clouds to form sulfuric acid, which created dense black clouds and rained down a terrible acid rain. This was extremely damaging to ecosystems, as it destroyed soils and polluted freshwater, making living conditions difficult for many plants and animals. In addition, the acid rain devastated vegetation, ruining the food chain and causing cascading deaths. Some time later, the release of large amounts of sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere caused a greenhouse effect and global warming. The result of these effects was a massive extinction of virtually all species of life on Earth. This included dinosaurs, some groups of plants, some mammals, invertebrates, and marine organisms. Recovery and evolution: After the extinction event, life on Earth began to recover and evolve. With the dinosaurs out of the way, mammals diversified and became the dominant group of land animals. Life on Earth began to recover approximately 3 million years after the impact. Mammals, in particular, diversified after the event, giving rise to many of the major mammal groups we see today. A few species of birds and reptiles also survived and diversified after the extinction. Be sure to subscribe to the channel for new videos! Introduction to Geopolitics: https://econosimples.com/curso/ 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 Programs and websites used in our production: Photoshop After Effects Premiere Google Earth Canvas Vecteezy Pexels Pixabay 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 This video is original content EconoSimples and all rights reserved. #geography #economy #EconoSimples