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Artist Portrayal of a Massive Terrestrial Strike

Target Name:  Meteorite Art, Earth
Produced by:  Don Davis
Copyright: NASA Copyright Free Policy
Cross Reference:  ac91-0193

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This image depicts a catastrophic asteroid impact with the Earth. Life near the impact would be instantly wiped out from the effects of high temperatures and pressures. Injection of huge masses of dust (and gases) into the atmosphere would effectively block out sunlight for long periods of time to the point that most life could not be sustained ("Nuclear Winter").

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