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BigmanPigman

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4. 3' and weighed a ton...WOW!
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 05:15 PM
Sunday

The one that wiped out the dinosaurs was enormous.....

"The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, known as the Chicxulub impactor, is estimated to have weighed approximately two quadrillion pounds kg (roughly 1 trillion to 10 trillion tons). It was about 6 to 10 miles (10–15 km) in diameter, similar to the size of Mount Everest, and traveled at immense speeds."

"Weight in Pounds: Some estimates put the weight at roughly two quadrillion pound lbs).
Size: It was between 6 and 10 miles in diameter, comparable to the size of Mount Everest.
Impact Force: The impact released energy equivalent to roughly 100 million megatons of TNT.
Impact Site: It hit the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, creating a crater over 100 miles wide."

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