WE AVOIDED ANNIHILATION BY JUST A FRACTION
Sixty-six million years ago, a devastating asteroid impact abruptly ended the reign of the dinosaurs that lasted 180 million years. The six-mile-wide celestial body hit the waters of what is now Mexico, initiating a mass extinction that took exterminated 75% of Earth’s species.
In 2017, many people thought we would suffer the same fate because of the AG13 asteroid. It passed us by a fraction, and scientists only realized it was on its way two days before it could’ve potentially collided with our planet.
