Yucatan Peninsula: The Dinosaur Apocalypse

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What happened the day the dinosaurs witnessed the comet that changed the history of the Earth? The Yucatan Peninsula represented the site where a comet projected into the shallow ocean floor. Thus, the comet is known as the first extinction level event that wiped out the dinosaurs.   

The Yucatan Peninsula is located near the coast of modern day Mexico. Millions of years ago, the dinosaurs witnessed a blazing gleam of light traveling through the sky at 30,000 mph. When the comet made impact, the force created a fiery explosion that projected billions of chunks of the Earth's core into the atmosphere. The Yucatan Peninsula comet represented Earth's first major  extinction level event.

Millions of years ago, the dinosaurs experienced what humans could never fathom. A comet hit the Yucatan Peninsula with the force of several thousand nuclear weapons. In result of the impact, the comet started a chain of events that ended the age of the dinosaurs. The devastation of the comet traumatized the ecosystem, which took the planet the next 50 years to repair the damage.

Geologists explored rock sediment to expose the types of chemicals that were embedded into the early layers. Rock sediment leaves behind evidence of past events. For the most part, rock sediment represents the planet's DNA. In result of the deep impact, the charred dinosaur bodies created a toxic cloud of fumes that suffocated the planet. In essence, the molten rock, fire, and decaying dinosaur bodies destroyed the ecosystem. Without sunlight to promote photosynthesis, all plant life died in a matter of days and weeks.

A comet travels at thousands of mile per hour. Many people assume comets are slow blocks of cold rock. Nonetheless, fast traveling objects in space appear slow. The gravity in space slows down these massive objects. Once a comet reaches the Earth's atmosphere, the gravity is no longer a restrictive force.

A comet is free to travel at more than 30,000 mph. Thus, the comet's velocity will project an ELE object, smashing it into the ocean floor and or on land to create an explosion as powerful as thousands of nuclear weapons. The impact of a comet will create enormous tsunamis, project burning rock into the atmosphere. The blistering heat will melt away the ozone layer to consume oxygen. 

The comet that hit the Yucatan Peninsula nearly 65 million years ago ended the age of the dinosaurs. Chemicals, no sunlight, toxic fumes, and burning molten rock traumatized the Earth. Nevertheless, the planet recovered from the Yucatan Peninsula comet 50 years later. 100 years after the comet impact, the planet no longer showed any signs of a past ELE. The ecosystem recovered from the effects of the comet through internally repairing itself.

In short, a comet hit the Yucatan Peninsula 65 millions years ago. In the aftermath, the dinosaurs died from the toxic fumes, the blistering fires, and the lack of plant life they required for food consumption. The comet's impact took 50-100 years for the planet to fully repair itself.  Hopefully, the Yucatan Peninsula comet is only a myth. In modern time, such an event would end the world. Thanks for reading.