If the Largest Asteroid Hit Earth

**Yazata** · (This post was last modified: May 13, 2019 06:55 PM by Yazata.)

All life on Earth would be toast. Probably even the bacteria. The entire surface of the earth would be rendered molten and molten rock would be splashed up into space to form a new moon. Going underground wouldn't help.

A little simulation video from the Discovery channel here:

https://twitter.com/wonderofscience/stat...4470683648

**Magical Realist** · May 13, 2019 09:09 PM

I hope to be long gone and cremated by then..

**Leigha** · May 14, 2019 03:33 AM

Except cockroaches. Those things would live forevah! They never die out! Big Grin

**C C** · May 15, 2019 03:12 AM

With the plucky water bears as a desperation backup if things get super dire.

'Indestructible' Tardigrades Would Survive a Planet-Wide Apocalypse
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017...h-science/

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