Impact event

Impact events are caused by the collision of large meteoroids, asteroids or comets (generically: bolides) with Earth and may sometimes be followed by mass extinctions of life. For discussion of impacts in general, not just on Earth, see impact crater.

End of civilization

An impact event is commonly seen as a scenario{{fn|1}} {{fn|2}} that would bring about the End of Civilization. In 2000, Discover Magazine published a list of 20 likely End of the world scenarios with impact event listed as the number one most likely to occur.{{fn|3}} Until the 1980s this idea was not taken seriously, but all that changed after the discovery of the Chicxulub Crater which was further reinforced by witness to the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 event. Since then there has been a lot more interest and funding of studies.

Related Topics:
End of Civilization - Discover Magazine - End of the world

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