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Chicxulub asteroid
Coverage of Chicxulub asteroid in the Nexus archive.
Brandon Johnsonperson1Purdue Universityorganization1Craig O’Neillperson1Queensland University of Technologyorganization1Gulf of Mexicoplace1firestormtopic1thermal radiationtopic1Dinosaurstopic1National Aeronautics and Space Administrationorganization1Yucatan Peninsulaplace1Massachusetts Institute of Technologyorganization1
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