The meteorite S2 was much larger than the space rock we are most familiar with. The one that led to the dinosaurs’ extinction 66 million years ago was about 10km wide, or almost the height of ...

Only simple, single-celled organisms were present, like bacteria and archaea, and the entire planet was covered with them. Asteroid impact during that time was frequent, and one such impact was from a ...

“Then all of a sudden, you have a giant tsunami, sweeping by and ripping up the seafloor.” The researchers say the S2 meteorite caused massive tsunamis that tore through the ocean and pushed debris ...

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Scientists now believe that the event, dubbed the "S2 impact," caused a massive chain reaction that may have helped shape life as we know it. When this meteorite hit, it likely triggered a tsunami ...

What Happened When a Meteorite the Size of Four Mount Everests Hit Earth? Oct. 21, 2024 — Scientists paint a compelling picture of what happened the day the S2 meteorite crashed into Earth 3.26 ...