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Asteroid that killed dinosaurs was likely a clay-rich mudball, scientists say

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Sixty-six million years ago, the story of life on Earth took a dramatic turn when an asteroid struck the Yucatán Peninsula in Chicxulub, Mexico. The aftereffects of the impact resulted in the extinction of an… Read More »